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ArticleParkinson's disease2011

Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.

P C Keane, M Kurzawa, P G Blain, C M Morris

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Article in Parkinson's disease, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.

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76citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 160 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.

P C KeaneMedical Toxicology Centre, Wolfson Unit, Newcastle University, Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK.
M Kurzawa
P G Blain
C M Morris
Newcastle University · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400074Medical Research Council G0502157Medical Research Council G0900652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition that has increasingly been linked with mitochondrial dysfunction and inhibition of the electron transport chain. This inhibition leads to the generation of reactive oxygen species and depletion of cellular energy levels, which can consequently cause cellular damage and death mediated by oxidative stress and excitotoxicity. A number of genes that have been shown to have links with inherited forms of PD encode mitochondrial proteins or proteins implicated in mitochondrial dysfunction, supporting the central involvement of mitochondria in PD. This involvement is corroborated by reports that environmental toxins that inhibit the mitochondrial respiratory chain have been shown to be associated with PD. This paper aims to illustrate the considerable body of evidence linking mitochondrial dysfunction with neuronal cell death in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) of PD patients and to highlight the important need for further research in this area.

Identifiers

PMID21461368
PMCPMC3065167
OpenAlexW2095374280

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