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ReviewAntioxidants & redox signaling2011

Calcium dysregulation and homeostasis of neural calcium in the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases provide multiple targets for neuroprotection.

Gregor Zündorf, Georg Reiser

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Review in Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 231 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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231citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

231 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 475 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gregor ZündorfInstitut für Neurobiochemie, Medizinische Fakultät der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Georg Reiser
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intracellular free calcium concentration subserves complex signaling roles in brain. Calcium cations (Ca(2+)) regulate neuronal plasticity underlying learning and memory and neuronal survival. Homo- and heterocellular control of Ca(2+) homeostasis supports brain physiology maintaining neural integrity. Ca(2+) fluxes across the plasma membrane and between intracellular organelles and compartments integrate diverse cellular functions. A vast array of checkpoints controls Ca(2+), like G protein-coupled receptors, ion channels, Ca(2+) binding proteins, transcriptional networks, and ion exchangers, in both the plasma membrane and the membranes of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum. Interactions between Ca(2+) and reactive oxygen species signaling coordinate signaling, which can be either beneficial or detrimental. In neurodegenerative disorders, cellular Ca(2+)-regulating systems are compromised. Oxidative stress, perturbed energy metabolism, and alterations of disease-related proteins result in Ca(2+)-dependent synaptic dysfunction, impaired plasticity, and neuronal demise. We review Ca(2+) control processes relevant for physiological and pathophysiological conditions in brain tissue. Dysregulation of Ca(2+) is decisive for brain cell death and degeneration after ischemic stroke, long-term neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, inflammatory processes, such as in multiple sclerosis, epileptic sclerosis, and leucodystrophies. Understanding the underlying molecular processes is of critical importance for the development of novel therapeutic strategies to prevent neurodegeneration and confer neuroprotection.

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HomeostasisAnimalsAntiportersBrainCalciumCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingCalcium-Transporting ATPasesEndoplasmic ReticulumHumansMitochondrial ProteinsNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntiportersCalciumCalcium ChannelsCalcium-Transporting ATPasesMitochondrial ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID20615073
PMCPMC3122891
OpenAlexW2065515412

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