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ReviewJournal of molecular cell biology2014

Targeting Wnt signaling at the neuroimmune interface for dopaminergic neuroprotection/repair in Parkinson's disease.

Francesca L'Episcopo, Cataldo Tirolo, Salvo Caniglia, Nuccio Testa, Maria Concetta Morale, Maria Francesca Serapide, Stefano Pluchino, Bianca Marchetti

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Review in Journal of molecular cell biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Nature-derived compounds modulating Wnt/Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesca L'EpiscopoOASI Institute for Research and Care on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS), Neuropharmacology Section, Via Conte Ruggero 73, 94018 Troina, Italy.
Cataldo Tirolo
Salvo Caniglia
Nuccio Testa
Maria Concetta Morale
Maria Francesca Serapide
Stefano Pluchino
Bianca Marchetti
Oasi Maria SS · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversity of Catania · ITUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

European Research Council 260511
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the past three decades, the Wingless-type MMTV integration site (Wnt) signaling cascade has emerged as an essential system regulating multiple processes in developing and adult brain. Accumulating evidence points to a dysregulation of Wnt signaling in major neurodegenerative pathologies including Parkinson's disease (PD), a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neurons and deregulated activation of astrocytes and microglia. This review highlights the emerging link between Wnt signaling and key inflammatory pathways during mDA neuron damage/repair in PD progression. In particular, we summarize recent evidence documenting that aging and neurotoxicant exposure strongly antagonize Wnt/β-catenin signaling in mDA neurons and subventricular zone (SVZ) neuroprogenitors via astrocyte-microglial interactions. Dysregulation of the crosstalk between Wnt/β-catenin signaling and anti-oxidant/anti-inflammatory pathways delineate novel mechanisms driving the decline of SVZ plasticity with age and the limited nigrostriatal dopaminergic self-repair in PD. These findings hold a promise in developing therapies that target Wnt/β-catenin signaling to enhance endogenous restoration and neuronal outcome in age-dependent diseases, such as PD.

Indexed as

BrainCell SurvivalCellular MicroenvironmentDopaminergic NeuronsModels, BiologicalNerve DegenerationNerve RegenerationNeuroimmunomodulationParkinson Diseasedopaminergic neuronsneurodegenerationneurogenesisneuroinflammationneuroprotectionParkinson's diseaseWnt/β-catenin signaling

Identifiers

PMID24431301
PMCPMC4061726
OpenAlexW2124142060

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