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ReviewPharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior2011

Alzheimer's disease and age-related memory decline (preclinical).

Alvin V Terry, Patrick M Callahan, Brandon Hall, Scott J Webster

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Review in Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 83 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alvin V TerryDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Small Animal Behavior Core, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. aterry@georgiahealth.edu
Patrick M Callahan
Brandon Hall
Scott J Webster
Augusta University · US

Funding

Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Axonal Transport, and MemoryR01ES012241 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (UGA) · PI TERRY, ALVIN V · 2004 to 2013
$2.8M
Drug Discovery for Cognitive Impairment Associated with Drugs of AbuseR01DA029127 · NIDA · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI TERRY, ALVIN V · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
Cotinine for Cognitive Impairment in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric DisordersR01AG029617 · NIA · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI TERRY, ALVIN V · 2007 to 2010
$1.2M
Procognitive and Antipsychotic Actions of JWS-USC-75-IXR21AG032140 · NIA · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI TERRY, ALVIN V · 2008 to 2009
$351k
NIA NIH HHS AG029617NIA NIH HHS AG032140NIA NIH HHS R01 AG029617NIA NIH HHS R21 AG032140NIDA NIH HHS DA029127NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA029127NIEHS NIH HHS ES012241NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES012241
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An unfortunate result of the rapid rise in geriatric populations worldwide is the increasing prevalence of age-related cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is a devastating neurodegenerative illness that is characterized by a profound impairment of cognitive function, marked physical disability, and an enormous economic burden on the afflicted individual, caregivers, and society in general. The rise in elderly populations is also resulting in an increase in individuals with related (potentially treatable) conditions such as "Mild Cognitive Impairment" (MCI) which is characterized by a less severe (but abnormal) level of cognitive impairment and a high-risk for developing dementia. Even in the absence of a diagnosable disorder of cognition (e.g., AD and MCI), the perception of increased forgetfulness and declining mental function is a clear source of apprehension in the elderly. This is a valid concern given that even a modest impairment of cognitive function is likely to be associated with significant disability in a rapidly evolving, technology-based society. Unfortunately, the currently available therapies designed to improve cognition (i.e., for AD and other forms of dementia) are limited by modest efficacy and adverse side effects, and their effects on cognitive function are not sustained over time. Accordingly, it is incumbent on the scientific community to develop safer and more effective therapies that improve and/or sustain cognitive function in the elderly allowing them to remain mentally active and productive for as long as possible. As diagnostic criteria for memory disorders evolve, the demand for pro-cognitive therapeutic agents is likely to surpass AD and dementia to include MCI and potentially even less severe forms of memory decline. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the contemporary therapeutic targets and preclinical pharmacologic approaches (with representative drug examples) designed to enhance memory function.

Indexed as

AgingAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsCholinesterase InhibitorsDisease Models, AnimalHistamine H3 AntagonistsHumansLigandsMemantineMemory DisordersNootropic AgentsPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsReceptors, MuscarinicReceptors, NicotinicReceptors, SerotoninTranslational Research, BiomedicalCholinesterase InhibitorsHistamine H3 AntagonistsLigandsMemantineNootropic AgentsPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsReceptors, MuscarinicReceptors, NicotinicReceptors, Serotonin

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PMID21315756
PMCPMC3113643
OpenAlexW2026305700

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