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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2012

Calcium homeostasis in aging neurons.

Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou, Nektarios Tavernarakis

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vassiliki NikoletopoulouInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Nektarios Tavernarakis
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nervous system becomes increasingly vulnerable to insults and prone to dysfunction during aging. Age-related decline of neuronal function is manifested by the late onset of many neurodegenerative disorders, as well as by reduced signaling and processing capacity of individual neuron populations. Recent findings indicate that impairment of Ca(2+) homeostasis underlies the increased susceptibility of neurons to damage, associated with the aging process. However, the impact of aging on Ca(2+) homeostasis in neurons remains largely unknown. Here, we survey the molecular mechanisms that mediate neuronal Ca(2+) homeostasis and discuss the impact of aging on their efficacy. To address the question of how aging impinges on Ca(2+) homeostasis, we consider potential nodes through which mechanisms regulating Ca(2+) levels interface with molecular pathways known to influence the process of aging and senescent decline. Delineation of this crosstalk would facilitate the development of interventions aiming to fortify neurons against age-associated functional deterioration and death by augmenting Ca(2+) homeostasis.

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endoplasmic reticulumGolgiion channellong-term potentiationmitochondrianeurodegenerationneurotransmittersynaptic plasticity

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PMID23060904
PMCPMC3462315
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