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ReviewNeurochemical research2012

The roles of neutral sphingomyelinases in neurological pathologies.

Charles R Horres, Yusuf A Hannun

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sphingolipids in Emotional Well-Being.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026
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  7. Neutral sphingomyelinase-2 and cardiometabolic diseases.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021
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  8. Glycosphingolipids.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charles R HorresDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Yusuf A Hannun
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neutral sphingomyelinases (N-SMases) are a group of Mg²⁺-dependent enzymes with a pH optimum in the neutral range. N-SMases catalyze the conversion of sphingomyelin to ceramide and have been found particularly enriched in brain tissue. N-SMase activity has been implicated in many physiological and pathological processes affecting the brain and nervous system. In this review, we discuss the proposed functions of N-SMase with a particular emphasis on its role in neurological disorders, such as age-related neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease, HIV-associated dementia, atherosclerosis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and cancer.

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AgingAIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous SystemAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsApoptosisAtherosclerosisBrain ChemistryCeramidesEncephalitisHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnesiumMiceMice, KnockoutNeoplasmsNeurodegenerative DiseasesCeramidesMagnesiumSphingolipidsSphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase

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PMID22237969
OpenAlexW2073812465

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