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ReviewBMC neuroscience2008

Small molecule activators of the Trk receptors for neuroprotection.

Nicholas J G Webster, Michael C Pirrung

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In one paragraph

Review in BMC neuroscience, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Modulation of neurotrophic signaling pathways by polyphenols.Drug design, development and therapy · 2016
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  9. Gram-scale, chemoselective synthesis ofTetrahedron letters · 2015
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  10. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the airways.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2014
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  11. Neurotrophic natural products: chemistry and biology.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2014
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  20. Neurotrophins in lung health and disease.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2010
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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicholas J G WebsterVeterans Medical Research Foundation and VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA. nwebster@ucsd.edu
Michael C Pirrung
University of California, Riverside · USVA San Diego Healthcare System · US

Funding

Medicinal Chemistry and Biology of Oral Insulin MimicsR01DK060532 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI PIRRUNG, MICHAEL C · 2003 to 2006
$983k
Combinatorial Approaches to Activators of the NGF Recep*R03AG023191 · NIA · VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FDN/SAN DIEGO · PI WEBSTER, NICHOLAS J · 2004 to 2005
$132k
NIA NIH HHS R03 AG023191NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK060532
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neurotrophin signaling network is critical to the development and survival of many neuronal populations. Especially sensitive to imbalances in the neurotrophin system, cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain are progressively lost in Alzheimer's disease. Therapeutic use of neurotrophins to prevent this loss is hampered, however, by a number of pharmacological challenges. These include a lack of transport across the blood-brain barrier, rapid degradation in the circulation, and difficulty in production. In this review we discuss the evidence supporting the neurotrophin system's role in preventing neurodegeneration and survey some of the pharmacological strategies being pursued to develop effective therapeutics targeting neurotrophin function.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsHumansLigandsNerve DegenerationNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsReceptors, Nerve Growth FactorLigandsNeuroprotective AgentsReceptors, Nerve Growth Factor

Identifiers

PMID19090982
PMCPMC2604901
OpenAlexW2086526993

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