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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2016

GM1 Ganglioside: Past Studies and Future Potential.

Massimo Aureli, Laura Mauri, Maria Grazia Ciampa, Alessandro Prinetti, Gino Toffano, Cynthia Secchieri, Sandro Sonnino

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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58citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 137 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Sphingolipids in Emotional Well-Being.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026
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  4. Structure and Structural Properties of the Gangliosides.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  10. Serotonin Signaling through Lipid Membranes.ACS chemical neuroscience · 2024
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  14. AB Toxins as High-Affinity Ligands for Cell Targeting in Cancer Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  15. Ganglioside GM1 and the Central Nervous System.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Massimo AureliDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090, Segrate, Milan, Italy.
Laura MauriDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090, Segrate, Milan, Italy.
Maria Grazia CiampaDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090, Segrate, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro PrinettiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090, Segrate, Milan, Italy.
Gino ToffanoFIDIA Farmaceutici, Abano Terme, Padua, Italy.
Cynthia SecchieriFIDIA Farmaceutici, Abano Terme, Padua, Italy.
Sandro SonninoDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090, Segrate, Milan, Italy. sandro.sonnino@unimi.it.
University of Milan · ITFidia Farmaceutici (Italy) · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gangliosides (sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids) are abundant in neurons of all animal species and play important roles in many cell physiological processes, including differentiation, memory control, cell signaling, neuronal protection, neuronal recovery, and apoptosis. Gangliosides also function as anchors or entry points for various toxins, bacteria, viruses, and autoantibodies. GM1, a ganglioside component of mammalian brains, is present mainly in neurons. GM1 is one of the best studied gangliosides, and our understanding of its properties is extensive. Simple and rapid procedures are available for preparation of GM1 as a natural compound on a large scale, or as a derivative containing an isotopic radionuclide or a specific probe. Great research interest in the properties of GM1 arose from the discovery in the early 1970s of its role as receptor for the bacterial toxin responsible for cholera pathogenesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCholera ToxinG(M1) GangliosideHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsTerminology as TopicCholera ToxinG(M1) GangliosideNeuroprotective AgentsCellular organization of GM1GM1GM1 and Cholera toxinGM1 and GBSGM1 and the neurodegenerative diseasesGM1 Chemistry and Physico-chemistryNeurotrophic and neuroprotective properties of GM1

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PMID25762012
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