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ArticleScientific reports2014

Amyloid-beta neuroprotection mediated by a targeted antioxidant.

Courtney R Giordano, Laura J Terlecky, Aliccia Bollig-Fischer, Paul A Walton, Stanley R Terlecky

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Article in Scientific reports, 2014. 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
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Courtney R GiordanoDepartment of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201.
Laura J TerleckyDepartment of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201.
Aliccia Bollig-Fischer1] Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201 [2] Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201.
Paul A WaltonDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CA, N6A 5C1.
Stanley R TerleckyDepartment of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201.
Wayne State University · US

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment (Program 1)P30CA022453 · NCI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PAUL M STEMMER · 1985 to 2026
$68.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA022453
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid-beta (Aβ)-induced neurotoxicity is a major contributor to the pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), an early response induced by the peptide and oligomeric derivatives of Aβ, plays a significant role in effecting cellular pathogenesis. Here we employ particularly toxic forms of Aβ with cultured primary cortical/hippocampal neurons to elicit ROS and drive cellular dysfunction. To prevent and even reverse such effects, we utilized a cell-penetrating, peroxisome-targeted, protein biologic--called CAT-SKL. We show the recombinant enzyme enters neurons, reverses Aβ-induced oxidative stress, and increases cell viability. Dramatic restorative effects on damaged neuronal processes were also observed. In addition, we used DNA microarrays to determine Aβ's effects on gene expression in neurons, as well as the ability of CAT-SKL to modify such Aβ-induced expression profiles. Our results suggest that CAT-SKL, a targeted antioxidant, may represent a new therapeutic approach for treatment of disorders, like Alzheimer's disease, that are driven through oxidative stress. Preclinical testing is ongoing.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntioxidantsCell SurvivalGene ExpressionHippocampusNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAntioxidantsNeuroprotective AgentsReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID24828380
PMCPMC4021325
OpenAlexW2093418088

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