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ReviewJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2009

A potential role for alterations of zinc and zinc transport proteins in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Mark A Lovell

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Review in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A Review on the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease.Current protein & peptide science · 2026
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  10. Microglia and Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  14. Zinc in the Brain: Friend or Foe?International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  18. Zinc: A Necessary Ion for Mammalian Sperm Fertilization Competency.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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  19. Long-Term Neuroinflammation Induced by Influenza A Virus Infection and the Impact on Hippocampal Neuron Morphology and Function.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2018
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark A LovellDepartment of Chemistry and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. malove2@email.uky.edu
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Core Center - Biomarker CoreP30AG028383 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI GOLD, BRIAN TIMOTHY, VAN ELDIK, LINDA J · 2006 to 2020
$23.3M
TROPIC, CHOLINERGIC AND PATHOLOGIC CHANGES IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEP01AG005119 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI VAN ELDIK, LINDA J · 1985 to 2012
$15.4M
DISRUPTION OF ZINC HOMEOSTASIS IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASER01AG016269 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI LOVELL, MARK ANTHONY · 2000 to 2004
$905k
NIA NIH HHS 1P30-AG028383NIA NIH HHS 1R01-AG16269NIA NIH HHS 5-P01-AG05119NIA NIH HHS P01 AG005119NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028383NIA NIH HHS R01 AG016269
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although multiple studies have suggested a role for alterations of zinc (Zn) and zinc transport (ZnT) proteins in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, the exact role of this essential trace element in the progression of the disease remains unclear. The following review discusses the normal role of Zn and ZnT proteins in brain and the potential effects of their alteration in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, particularly in the processing of the amyloid-beta protein precursor and amyloid-beta peptide generation and aggregation.

Indexed as

AgedAlzheimer DiseaseCarrier ProteinsCognition DisordersDisease ProgressionHumansZincCarrier ProteinsZinczinc-binding protein

Identifiers

PMID19276540
PMCPMC2881701
OpenAlexW2138475095

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