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ReviewJournal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry2011

Neuroprotection and regeneration by extracellular metallothionein via lipoprotein-receptor-related proteins.

Adrian K West, Jacqueline Y K Leung, Roger S Chung

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Review in Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Metallothioneins: chemical and biological challenges.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2011
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adrian K WestMenzies Research Institute Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia. Adrian.West@utas.edu.au
Jacqueline Y K Leung
Roger S Chung
Menzies School of Health Research · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metallothionein has a well-documented protective and proregenerative effect in the mammalian brain, particularly following physical trauma and ischemia or during the onset of neurodegenerative disease. A range of mechanisms have been established for this, including metallothionein's metal binding properties and its ability to scavenge free radicals. In recent years it has become apparent that metallothionein is present in the extracellular compartment of the central nervous system and that it can interact with cell surface receptors of the lipoprotein-receptor-related protein family, including lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) and megalin. These interactions activate intracellular pathways which are consistent with many of the observed effects of metallothionein in the central nervous system, including its effects on neurons, glial cells, and cells of the immune system. The evidence describing the release, receptor interactions, and subsequent physiological consequences of metallothionein is discussed in this review.

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Nervous System Physiological PhenomenaRegenerationAnimalsExtracellular SpaceHumansLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1MetallothioneinNervous SystemLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1Metallothionein

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PMID21779915
OpenAlexW1982359419

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