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ReviewJournal of endocrinological investigation2010

Growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor I axis in neurodegenerative diseases.

M Gasperi, A E Castellano

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Review in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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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

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Growth Hormone: Therapeutic Possibilities-An Overview.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

2 authors.

M GasperiDepartment of Health Sciences, Chair of Endocrinology, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy. maurizio.gasperi@unimol.it
A E Castellano

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases (ND) are a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by unknown etiology, subtle onset, and progressive involvement of neuronal systems leading to degeneration and dysfunction. They represent a challenge for basic science and clinical medicine because of increasing prevalence, social cost, complex biochemistry and pathology, and lack of mechanism-based treatments. Endocrine modifications may accompany the progression of ND, due to the intimate connections between central nervous and endocrine systems. Reported data on endocrine changes in different ND have often been non-conclusive or conflicting. GH/IGF-I axis is involved in the regulation of brain growth, development, and metabolism. Dysfunctions in GH/IGF-I axis in most of ND are therefore reviewed. Whether GH deficiency, when present, may act as a contributory factor in the pathogenesis of these diseases, or might represent a consequence of it is presently unknown. A thorough effort in investigating every possible involvement of GH/IGF-I axis is warranted, in the light of future possible therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

AgingAlzheimer DiseaseAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisGrowth HormoneHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMultiple System AtrophyNeurodegenerative DiseasesParkinson DiseaseGrowth HormoneInsulin-Like Growth Factor I

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PMID20930497

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