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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2009

Trends in the molecular pathogenesis and clinical therapeutics of common neurodegenerative disorders.

Yahya E Choonara, Viness Pillay, Lisa C Du Toit, Girish Modi, Dinesh Naidoo, Valence M K Ndesendo, Sibongile R Sibambo

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yahya E ChoonaraUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Viness PillayUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8119-3347
Lisa C Du ToitUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Girish ModiUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Department of Neurology, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dinesh NaidooUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Department of Neurosurgery, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Valence M K NdesendoUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sibongile R SibamboUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The term neurodegenerative disorders, encompasses a variety of underlying conditions, sporadic and/or familial and are characterized by the persistent loss of neuronal subtypes. These disorders can disrupt molecular pathways, synapses, neuronal subpopulations and local circuits in specific brain regions, as well as higher-order neural networks. Abnormal network activities may result in a vicious cycle, further impairing the integrity and functions of neurons and synapses, for example, through aberrant excitation or inhibition. The most common neurodegenerative disorders are Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Huntington's disease. The molecular features of these disorders have been extensively researched and various unique neurotherapeutic interventions have been developed. However, there is an enormous coercion to integrate the existing knowledge in order to intensify the reliability with which neurodegenerative disorders can be diagnosed and treated. The objective of this review article is therefore to assimilate these disorders' in terms of their neuropathology, neurogenetics, etiology, trends in pharmacological treatment, clinical management, and the use of innovative neurotherapeutic interventions.

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alpha-SynucleinAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnticonvulsantsAntipsychotic AgentsCholinergic AntagonistsDopamine AgentsHumansHuntingtin ProteinHuntington DiseaseNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsParkinson Diseasetau Proteinsalpha-SynucleinAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnticonvulsantsAntipsychotic AgentsCholinergic AntagonistsDopamine AgentsHTT protein, humanHuntingtin ProteinNerve Tissue Proteinstau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid-β proteinAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisdrug deliveryHuntingtinHuntington’s diseaseneuropathologyneurotherapeuticsParkinson’s diseaseTauα-Synuclein

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PMID19582217
PMCPMC2705504

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