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ReviewTrends in neurosciences2011

Multiple system atrophy: a clinical and neuropathological perspective.

Kiren Ubhi, Phillip Low, Eliezer Masliah

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Review in Trends in neurosciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kiren UbhiDepartment of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego/La Jolla, CA, USA, USA.
Phillip Low
Eliezer Masliah

Funding

Tissue Culture CoreP01AG022074 · NIA · J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES · PI FINKBEINER, STEVEN M · 2003 to 2012
$27.0M
Studies on Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Autonomic Failure in MSAP01NS044233 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MASLIAH, ELIEZER · 2003 to 2014
$12.4M
B-Synuclein as a Treatment for Lewy Body DiseaseR01AG018440 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI RISSMAN, ROBERT · 2001 to 2021
$5.2M
a-synuclein clearance strategies for the treatment of Lewy body disease.R37AG018440 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MASLIAH, ELIEZER · 2006 to 2014
$2.7M
NIA NIH HHS AG022074NIA NIH HHS AG18440NIA NIH HHS R37 AG018440NINDS NIH HHS NS044233
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disease involving motor abnormalities that include akinesia, rigidity and postural instability. While improved diagnostic criteria have aided the accurate diagnosis of MSA, our understanding of the neuropathological aspects underlying MSA was bolstered by the identification of α-synuclein (α-syn) as the primary constituent of the abnormal protein aggregates observed in the brains of MSA patients. The generation of transgenic animal models of MSA coupled with an increasing understanding of the biochemical structure and function of α-syn has highlighted a number of key pathological pathways thought to underlie the neurodegeneration observed in MSA. This review summarizes key findings in the field, discusses current areas of debate, and describes current experimental approaches towards disease-modifying therapies.

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBrainDisease Models, AnimalHumansMultiple System AtrophyOligodendrogliaalpha-Synuclein

Identifiers

PMID21962754
PMCPMC3200496

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