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ReviewBrain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland)2008

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in neurodegenerative diseases.

Peter T Nelson, Wang-Xia Wang, Bernard W Rajeev

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Review in Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 181 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
181citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
10.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

181 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 322 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.

Peter T NelsonDepartment of Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. pnels2@email.uky.edu
Wang-Xia Wang
Bernard W Rajeev
University of Kentucky HealthCare · US

Funding

Alpha-synuclein mRNA is a putative microRNA targetK08NS050110 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI NELSON, PETER T. · 2005 to 2009
$863k
NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS050110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging-related neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are the culmination of many different genetic and environmental influences. Prior studies have shown that RNAs are pathologically altered during the inexorable course of some NDs. Recent evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) may be a contributing factor in neurodegeneration. miRNAs are brain-enriched, small ( approximately 22 nucleotides) non-coding RNAs that participate in mRNA translational regulation. Although discovered in the framework of worm development, miRNAs are now appreciated to play a dynamic role in many mammalian brain-related biochemical pathways, including neuroplasticity and stress responses. Research about miRNAs in the context of neurodegeneration is accumulating rapidly, and the goal of this review is to provide perspective for these new data that may be helpful to specialists in either field. An overview is provided about the normal functions for miRNAs, including some of the newer concepts related to the human brain. Recently published studies pertaining to the roles of miRNAs in NDs--including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and triplet repeat disorders-are described. Finally, a discussion is included with theoretical syntheses and possible future directions in exploring the nexus between miRNA and ND research.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsBrainCellular SenescenceGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMicroRNAsNeurodegenerative DiseasesRNA, MessengerStress, PhysiologicalMicroRNAsRNA, Messenger

Identifiers

PMID18226108
PMCPMC2859437
OpenAlexW2163263839

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