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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Recent Advances in the Inhibition of p38 MAPK as a Potential Strategy for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

Jong Kil Lee, Nam-Jung Kim

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 169 papers.

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169citing papers in PubMed
16.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jong Kil LeeDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea. jklee3984@khu.ac.kr.
Nam-Jung KimDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea. kimnj@khu.ac.kr.
Kyung Hee University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is a crucial target for chronic inflammatory diseases. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, as well as neurodegeneration, and there is no known cure. Recent studies on the underlying biology of AD in cellular and animal models have indicated that p38 MAPK is capable of orchestrating diverse events related to AD, such as tau phosphorylation, neurotoxicity, neuroinflammation and synaptic dysfunction. Thus, the inhibition of p38 MAPK is considered a promising strategy for the treatment of AD. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the targeting of p38 MAPK as a potential strategy for the treatment of AD and envision possibilities of p38 MAPK inhibitors as a fundamental therapeutics for AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsHumansNeuronsp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationPlaque, Amyloidtau Proteinsp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinasestau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid betakinase inhibitorneuroinflammationp38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)tau phosphorylation

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PMID28767069
PMCPMC6152076
OpenAlexW2740079641

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