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ReviewNeuromolecular medicine2009

From manganism to manganese-induced parkinsonism: a conceptual model based on the evolution of exposure.

Roberto G Lucchini, Christopher J Martin, Brent C Doney

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Review in Neuromolecular medicine, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
96citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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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

96 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 175 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Roberto G LucchiniDepartment of Experimental and Applied Medicine, Section of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Christopher J Martin
Brent C Doney
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniversity of Brescia · ITWest Virginia University Hospitals · US

Funding

Neurologic function in children exposed to ambient manganeseR01ES019222 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI Megan K Horton · 2010 to 2026
$9.1M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES019222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Manganism is a distinct medical condition from Parkinson's disease. Manganese exposure scenarios in the last century generally have changed from the acute, high-level exposure conditions responsible for the occurrence of manganism to chronic exposure to much lower levels. Such chronic exposures may progressively extend the site of manganese deposition and toxicity from the globus pallidus to the entire area of the basal ganglia, including the substantia nigra pars compacta involved in Parkinson's disease. The mechanisms of manganese neurotoxicity from chronic exposure to very low levels are not well understood, but promising information is based on the concept of susceptibility that may place individuals exposed to manganese at a higher risk for developing Parkinsonian disturbances. These conditions include mutations of genes which play important pathogenetic roles in both Parkinsonism and in the regulation of manganese transport and metabolism. Liver function is also important in manganese-related neurotoxicity and sub-clinical impairment may increase the risk of Parkinsonism. The purpose and scope of this report are to explore the literature concerning manganese exposure and potential subclinical effects and biological pathways, impairment, and development of diseases such as Parkinsonism and manganism. Inhalation and ingestion of manganese will be the focus of this report.

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinBasal GangliaEnvironmental ExposureGlobus PallidusHumansMaleManganeseManganese PoisoningOccupational ExposureParkinson Disease, SecondaryProton-Translocating ATPasesSubstantia NigraUbiquitin-Protein LigasesWeldingWorkforcealpha-SynucleinATP13A2 protein, humanManganeseProton-Translocating ATPasesUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

Identifiers

PMID20012385
PMCPMC12409775
OpenAlexW2002837323

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