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ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2016

Inhibiting BACE1 to reverse synaptic dysfunctions in Alzheimer's disease.

Riqiang Yan, Qingyuan Fan, John Zhou, Robert Vassar

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Review in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Riqiang YanDepartment of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: yanr@ccf.org.
Qingyuan FanDepartment of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
John ZhouDepartment of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Robert VassarDepartment of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: r-vassar@northwestern.edu.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · US

Funding

Roles of reticulon proteins in neurodegenerative disordersR01AG025493 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI YAN, RIQIANG · 2005 to 2024
$5.9M
Supplement for BACE1 in neurodegeneration and neuronal dysfunctionR01NS074256 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI RIQIANG YAN · 2011 to 2026
$5.8M
BACE1 as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG022560 · NIA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI VASSAR, ROBERT J · 2003 to 2017
$4.6M
Inhibition of BACE1 for benefiting Alzheimer's patientsR01AG046929 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI RIQIANG YAN · 2013 to 2026
$3.9M
Inhibition of BACE1 for benefiting Alzheimer's patientsRF1AG046929 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI YAN, RIQIANG · 2018 to 2018
$3.3M
Molecular Neuropathology and Mechanisms of BACE1 Elevation in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG030142 · NIA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI VASSAR, ROBERT J · 2007 to 2019
$3.1M
Roles of reticulon proteins in neurodegenerative disordersRF1AG025493 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI YAN, RIQIANG · 2020 to 2020
$3.0M
BACE1 in neurodegeneration and neurological dysfunctionRF1NS074256 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI YAN, RIQIANG · 2021 to 2021
$2.1M
BACE1 as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG022560 · NIA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI VASSAR, ROBERT J · 2019 to 2019
$2.0M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past two decades, many studies have identified significant contributions of toxic β-amyloid peptides (Aβ) to the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is the most common age-dependent neurodegenerative disease. AD is also recognized as a disease of synaptic failure. Aβ, generated by sequential proteolytic cleavages of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by BACE1 and γ-secretase, is one of major culprits that cause this failure. In this review, we summarize current findings on how BACE1-cleaved APP products impact learning and memory through proteins localized on glutamatergic, GABAergic, and dopaminergic synapses. Considering the broad effects of Aβ on all three types of synapses, BACE1 inhibition emerges as a practical approach for ameliorating Aβ-mediated synaptic dysfunctions. Since BACE1 inhibitory drugs are currently in clinical trials, this review also discusses potential complications arising from BACE1 inhibition. We emphasize that the benefits of BACE1 inhibitory drugs will outweigh the concerns.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesHumansAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesBACE1 protein, humanAbeta peptidesAlzheimer’s β-secretaseAMPA receptorsAPPBACE1Dopamine receptorsNMDA receptorsSynapses

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PMID27044452
PMCPMC4856578
OpenAlexW2317591111

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