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SynthesisFunctional neurology

The possible involvement of mitochondrial dysfunctions in Lewy body dementia: a systematic review.

Mariangela Spano, Maria Signorelli, Roberta Vitaliani, Eugenio Aguglia, Bruno Giometto

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Functional neurology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Mitochondria: great balls of fire.The FEBS journal · 2024
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  10. Mitochondrial Inherited Disorders and their Correlation with Neurodegenerative Diseases.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2024
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  16. Mitophagy in Human Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mariangela Spano
Maria Signorelli
Roberta Vitaliani
Eugenio Aguglia
Bruno Giometto

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hallmark of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the “Lewy body”, an abnormal aggregation of alpha-synuclein found in some areas of the brain. The brain is the organ/system that is most vulnerable to this oxidative damage, and reactive oxygen species can cause neurodegenerative diseases. Different models of mitochondrial deregulation have been compared in DLB. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that alpha-synuclein affects the mitochondria themselves, increasing their sensitivity or leading to cell death through protective (neurosin) and accelerating (cytochrome c) factors. This systematic review suggests that mitochondria play an important role in neurodegeneration and a crucial role in the formation of Lewy bodies. DLB is a disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein that could result in the release of cytochrome c and subsequent activation of the apoptotic cascade.

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinBrainHumansLewy Body DiseaseMitochondriaMutationalpha-Synuclein

Identifiers

PMID26346695
PMCPMC4610749
OpenAlexW2474587815

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