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ArticleNeurological research and therapy

Revisiting Metal Toxicity in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Stroke: Therapeutic Potential.

Joy Mitra, Velmarini Vasquez, Pavana M Hegde, Istvan Boldogh, Sankar Mitra, Thomas A Kent, Kosagi S Rao, Muralidhar L Hegde

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Article in Neurological research and therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. NEUROTOXICITY OF METAL MIXTURES.Advances in neurotoxicology · 2021
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  6. Early life metal dysregulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Joy MitraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Research Institute.
Velmarini VasquezHouston Methodist Neurological Institute.
Pavana M HegdeInstitute of Academic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Texas 77030, USA.
Istvan BoldoghWeill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Sankar MitraCentre for Neuroscience, Institute for Scientific Research and Technology Services (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Republic of Panama.
Thomas A KentDepartment of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India.
Kosagi S RaoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA.
Muralidhar L HegdeDepartment of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine and Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Funding

Etiological Linkage of DNA Damage/Repair Deficiency in Neurodegenerative DiseasesR01NS088645 · NINDS · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI HEGDE, MURALIDHAR L · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
"Repair Co-ordination of Radiation-Induced Clustered Damage In Mammalian Genomes"R01CA158910 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI MITRA, SANKAR · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
Linkage of Lung Inflammation to 8-oxoguanine and OGG1R01ES018948 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI BOLDOGH, ISTVAN STEVEN · 2010 to 2014
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA158910NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES018948NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive accumulation of pro-oxidant metals, observed in affected brain regions, has consistently been implicated as a contributor to the brain pathology including neurodegenerative diseases and acute injuries such as stroke. Furthermore, the potential interactions between metal toxicity and other commonly associated etiological factors, such as misfolding/aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins or genomic damage, are poorly understood. Decades of research provide compelling evidence implicating metal overload in neurological diseases and stroke. However, the utility of metal toxicity as a therapeutic target is controversial, possibly due to a lack of comprehensive understanding of metal dyshomeostasis-mediated neuronal pathology. In this article, we discuss the current understanding of metal toxicity and the challenges associated with metal-targeted therapies.

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PMCPMC4337781

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