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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2008

Neuroprotective and neurotoxic properties of glial cells in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

D Farfara, V Lifshitz, D Frenkel

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers.

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101citing papers in PubMed
12.8field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 218 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Mitochondrial Dynamics in SARS-COV2 Spike Protein Treated Human Microglia: Implications for Neuro-COVID.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D FarfaraDepartment of Neurobiology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
V Lifshitz
D Frenkel
Tel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects more than 18 million people worldwide and is characterized by progressive memory deficits, cognitive impairment and personality changes. The main cause of AD is generally attributed to the increased production and accumulation of amyloid-beta (Abeta), in association with neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation. Increased levels of pro-inflammatory factors such as cytokines and chemokines, and the activation of the complement cascade occurs in the brains of AD patients and contributes to the local inflammatory response triggered by senile plaque. The existence of an inflammatory component in AD is now well known on the basis of epidemiological findings showing a reduced prevalence of the disease upon long-term medication with anti-inflammatory drugs, and evidence from studies of clinical materials that shows an accumulation of activated glial cells, particularly microglia and astrocytes, in the same areas as amyloid plaques. Glial cells maintain brain plasticity and protect the brain for functional recovery from injuries. Dysfunction of glial cells may promote neurodegeneration and, eventually, the retraction of neuronal synapses, which leads to cognitive deficits. The focus of this review is on glial cells and their diversity properties in AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAstrocytesBrainDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsHumansMicrogliaModels, NeurologicalPlaque, AmyloidSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionT-LymphocytesAmyloidAmyloid beta-Peptides

Identifiers

PMID18363841
PMCPMC4401126
OpenAlexW2022388884

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