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ReviewFrontiers in aging neuroscience2017

Tau Oligomers: Cytotoxicity, Propagation, and Mitochondrial Damage.

Scott S Shafiei, Marcos J Guerrero-Muñoz, Diana L Castillo-Carranza

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Review in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 195 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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195citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

195 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 306 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. APOE isoform-associated tau oligomer polymorphs differ in synaptotoxicity and seeding activity.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Scott S ShafieiDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX, USA.
Marcos J Guerrero-MuñozDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Hampton UniversityHampton, VA, USA.
Diana L Castillo-CarranzaMinority Men's Health, Hampton UniversityHampton, VA, USA.
Hampton University · USThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging has long been considered as the main risk factor for several neurodegenerative disorders including a large group of diseases known as tauopathies. Even though neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) have been examined as the main histopathological hallmark, they do not seem to play a role as the toxic entities leading to disease. Recent studies suggest that an intermediate form of tau, prior to NFT formation, the tau oligomer, is the true toxic species. However, the mechanisms by which tau oligomers trigger neurodegeneration remain unknown. This review summarizes recent findings regarding the role of tau oligomers in disease, including release from cells, propagation from affected to unaffected brain regions, uptake into cells, and toxicity via mitochondrial dysfunction. A greater understanding of tauopathies may lead to future advancements in regards to prevention and treatment.

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mitochondrial dysfunctionpropagationtau oligomerstauopathytau secretion

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PMID28420982
PMCPMC5378766
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