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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2017

A Critical Assessment of Research on Neurotransmitters in Alzheimer's Disease.

P Hemachandra Reddy

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Regulation of Melatonin and Neurotransmission in Alzheimer's Disease.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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

P Hemachandra ReddyGarrison Institute on Aging, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

Dynamin-Related Protein 1 and Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG042178 · NIA · TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER · PI REDDY, P. HEMACHANDRA · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG047812 · NIA · TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER · PI REDDY, P. HEMACHANDRA · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG042178NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047812
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this mini-forum, "Neurotransmitters and Alzheimer's Disease", is to critically assess the current status of neurotransmitters in Alzheimer's disease. Neurotransmitters are essential neurochemicals that maintain synaptic and cognitive functions in mammals, including humans, by sending signals across pre- to post-synaptic neurons. Authorities in the fields of synapses and neurotransmitters of Alzheimer's disease summarize the current status of basic biology of synapses and neurotransmitters, and also update the current status of clinical trials of neurotransmitters in Alzheimer's disease. This article discusses the prevalence, economic impact, and stages of Alzheimer's dementia in humans.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsHumansNeurotransmitter AgentsNeurotransmitter AgentsAmyloid-βcognitive declinemitochondrial dysfunctionsynaptic pathology

Identifiers

PMID28409748
PMCPMC5791142
OpenAlexW2605380435

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