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ReviewNeurochemical research

Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3): inflammation, diseases, and therapeutics.

Richard S Jope, Christopher J Yuskaitis, Eléonore Beurel

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Review in Neurochemical research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 394 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
394citing papers in PubMed
11.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

394 citing papers in PubMed, 762 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Richard S JopeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sparks Center 1057, 1720 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0017, USA. jope@uab.edu
Christopher J Yuskaitis
Eléonore Beurel
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

LITHIUM EFFECTS ON CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITYR01MH038752 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI JOPE, RICHARD S. · 1985 to 2015
$4.4M
NEURONAL SIGNALING--OXIDANTS AND ALZHEIMERS DISEASER01NS037768 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI JOPE, RICHARD S · 1999 to 2007
$1.8M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH038752NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS037768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deciphering what governs inflammation and its effects on tissues is vital for understanding many pathologies. The recent discovery that glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) promotes inflammation reveals a new component of its well-documented actions in several prevalent diseases which involve inflammation, including mood disorders, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and cancer. Involvement in such disparate conditions stems from the widespread influences of GSK3 on many cellular functions, with this review focusing on its regulation of inflammatory processes. GSK3 promotes the production of inflammatory molecules and cell migration, which together make GSK3 a powerful regulator of inflammation, while GSK3 inhibition provides protection from inflammatory conditions in animal models. The involvement of GSK3 and inflammation in these diseases are highlighted. Thus, GSK3 may contribute not only to primary pathologies in these diseases, but also to the associated inflammation, suggesting that GSK3 inhibitors may have multiple effects influencing these conditions.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCell MovementDiabetes MellitusGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HumansInflammationMental DisordersNeoplasmsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3

Identifiers

PMID16944320
PMCPMC1970866
OpenAlexW1975454216

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