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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2016

The Influence of Na(+), K(+)-ATPase on Glutamate Signaling in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Senescence.

Paula F Kinoshita, Jacqueline A Leite, Ana Maria M Orellana, Andrea R Vasconcelos, Luis E M Quintas, Elisa M Kawamoto, Cristoforo Scavone

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paula F KinoshitaDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil.
Jacqueline A LeiteDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Maria M OrellanaDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil.
Andrea R VasconcelosDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil.
Luis E M QuintasLaboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Elisa M KawamotoDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil.
Cristoforo ScavoneDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decreased Na(+), K(+)-ATPase (NKA) activity causes energy deficiency, which is commonly observed in neurodegenerative diseases. The NKA is constituted of three subunits: α, β, and γ, with four distinct isoforms of the catalytic α subunit (α1-4). Genetic mutations in the ATP1A2 gene and ATP1A3 gene, encoding the α2 and α3 subunit isoforms, respectively can cause distinct neurological disorders, concurrent to impaired NKA activity. Within the central nervous system (CNS), the α2 isoform is expressed mostly in glial cells and the α3 isoform is neuron-specific. Mutations in ATP1A2 gene can result in familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM2), while mutations in the ATP1A3 gene can cause Rapid-onset dystonia-Parkinsonism (RDP) and alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), as well as the cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pescavus, optic atrophy and sensorineural hearing loss (CAPOS) syndrome. Data indicates that the central glutamatergic system is affected by mutations in the α2 isoform, however further investigations are required to establish a connection to mutations in the α3 isoform, especially given the diagnostic confusion and overlap with glutamate transporter disease. The age-related decline in brain α2∕3 activity may arise from changes in the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) pathway. Glutamate, through nitric oxide synthase (NOS), cGMP and PKG, stimulates brain α2∕3 activity, with the glutamatergic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor cascade able to drive an adaptive, neuroprotective response to inflammatory and challenging stimuli, including amyloid-β. Here we review the NKA, both as an ion pump as well as a receptor that interacts with NMDA, including the role of NKA subunits mutations. Failure of the NKA-associated adaptive response mechanisms may render neurons more susceptible to degeneration over the course of aging.

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agingATP1A2 and ATP1A3 mutationsglutamateK+-ATPaseNa+neurodegenerative diseases

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