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ReviewJournal of diabetes research2017

Antidiabetic Drugs in Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms of Action and Future Perspectives.

Grazia Daniela Femminella, Leonardo Bencivenga, Laura Petraglia, Lucia Visaggi, Lucia Gioia, Fabrizio Vincenzo Grieco, Claudio de Lucia, Klara Komici, Graziamaria Corbi, Paul Edison and 2 more

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Review in Journal of diabetes research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Grazia Daniela FemminellaNeurology Imaging Unit, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Leonardo BencivengaDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Laura PetragliaDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Lucia VisaggiDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Lucia GioiaDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Fabrizio Vincenzo GriecoDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Claudio de LuciaDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Klara KomiciDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Graziamaria CorbiDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3441-889X
Paul EdisonNeurology Imaging Unit, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Giuseppe RengoDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9701-0437
Nicola FerraraDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8200-4942
University of Naples Federico II · ITImperial College London · GBIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri · ITUniversity of Molise · IT

Funding

Medical Research Council G84/6523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two highly prevalent conditions in the elderly population and major public health burden. In the past decades, a pathophysiological link between DM and AD has emerged and central nervous system insulin resistance might play a significant role as a common mechanism; however, other factors such as inflammation and oxidative stress seem to contribute to the shared pathophysiological link. Both preclinical and clinical studies have evaluated the possible neuroprotective mechanisms of different classes of antidiabetic medications in AD, with some promising results. Here, we review the evidence on the mechanisms of action of antidiabetic drugs and their potential use in AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseHumansHypoglycemic AgentsNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressSignal TransductionHypoglycemic AgentsNeuroprotective Agents

Identifiers

PMID28656154
PMCPMC5471577
OpenAlexW2620912993

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