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ReviewFrontiers in aging neuroscience2017

Perspective Insights into Disease Progression, Diagnostics, and Therapeutic Approaches in Alzheimer's Disease: A Judicious Update.

Arif Tasleem Jan, Mudsser Azam, Safikur Rahman, Angham M S Almigeiti, Duk Hwan Choi, Eun Ju Lee, Qazi Mohd Rizwanul Haq, Inho Choi

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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 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Arif Tasleem JanDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.
Mudsser AzamDepartment of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Safikur RahmanDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.
Angham M S AlmigeitiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.
Duk Hwan ChoiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.
Eun Ju LeeDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.
Qazi Mohd Rizwanul HaqDepartment of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Inho ChoiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.
Yeungnam University · KRJamia Millia Islamia · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive accumulation of β-amyloid fibrils and abnormal tau proteins in and outside of neurons. Representing a common form of dementia, aggravation of AD with age increases the morbidity rate among the elderly. Although, mutations in the ApoE4 act as potent risk factors for sporadic AD, familial AD arises through malfunctioning of APP, PSEN-1, and-2 genes. AD progresses through accumulation of amyloid plaques (Aβ) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in brain, which interfere with neuronal communication. Cellular stress that arises through mitochondrial dysfunction, endoplasmic reticulum malfunction, and autophagy contributes significantly to the pathogenesis of AD. With high accuracy in disease diagnostics, Aβ deposition and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) are useful core biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of AD patients. Although five drugs are approved for treatment in AD, their failures in achieving complete disease cure has shifted studies toward a series of molecules capable of acting against Aβ and p-tau. Failure of biologics or compounds to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in most cases advocates development of an efficient drug delivery system. Though liposomes and polymeric nanoparticles are widely adopted for drug delivery modules, their use in delivering drugs across the BBB has been overtaken by exosomes, owing to their promising results in reducing disease progression.

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Alzheimer's diseasediagnosticsdrugsneurodegenerationtherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID29163138
PMCPMC5671974
OpenAlexW2765180668

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