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ArticleInternational journal of Alzheimer's disease2011

Alzheimer's disease and metals: a review of the involvement of cellular membrane receptors in metallosignalling.

Pavithra C Amadoruge, Kevin J Barnham

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Article in International journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Role of copper and cholesterol association in the neurodegenerative process.International journal of Alzheimer's disease · 2013
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  5. Central role of the EGF receptor in neurometabolic aging.International journal of endocrinology · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pavithra C AmadorugeBio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Kevin J Barnham
Mental Health Research Institute · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating form of dementia. The hallmark protein associated with the disease is the amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide. Aggregation of Aβ has been shown to depend on interactions with metals. The recent studies now demonstrate that metals also play additional important roles in the disease process. Consequently, there may be benefit from modulating metal homeostasis. However, the role and subcellular location of metals within neurons is not well understood. There is growing evidence to suggest that metals can act at the site of cellular membrane receptors and affect cellular signaling by modulating the signal transduction of those receptors. The glutamatergic and cholinergic receptor systems, both well-known neurotransmitter systems affected in AD, have well-documented metal interactions, as do the tropomyosin-receptor kinase (Trk) family of receptors and the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor. In this paper, the metal interactions with these membrane receptor systems will be explored and thus the potential for membrane receptors as an intervention point in AD will be assessed.

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PMID21461392
PMCPMC3065006
OpenAlexW1995789911

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