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ReviewAutonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical2018

The neuropathology of multiple system atrophy and its therapeutic implications.

Elvira Valera, Eliezer Masliah

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Review in Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elvira ValeraDepartment of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: evaleramartin@ucsd.edu.
Eliezer MasliahDivision of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging/NIH, 7201 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. Electronic address: eliezer.masliah@nih.gov.
National Institute on Aging · USUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

Neuroimmune responses and therapeutics of alpha-synucleinopathies of the aging populationZIAAG000936 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI COOKSON, MARK · 2017 to 2025
$4.1M
a-synuclein clearance strategies for the treatment of Lewy body disease.R37AG018440 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MASLIAH, ELIEZER · 2006 to 2014
$2.7M
Clearance Pathways in the CNS in Aging and HIVR01AG043384 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DESPLATS, PAULA ALEJANDRA · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
Regulation of the oligodendroglial accumulation of alpha-synuclein in Multiple System AtrophyR01NS092803 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DESPLATS, PAULA ALEJANDRA · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AG999999NIA NIH HHS R01 AG043384NIA NIH HHS R37 AG018440NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of toxic forms of the synaptic protein alpha-synuclein (α-syn) within oligodendrocytes and neurons. The presence of α-syn within oligodendrocytes in the form of glial cytoplasmic inclusions is the diagnostic hallmark of MSA. However, it has been postulated that α-syn is produced in neurons and propagates to oligodendrocytes, where unknown mechanisms lead to its accumulation. The presence of α-syn within neurons in MSA has not been so extensively studied, but it may shed light into neuropathological mechanisms leading to oligodendroglial accumulation. Here we summarize the principal neuropathological events of MSA, and discuss how a deeper knowledge of these mechanisms may help develop effective therapies targeting α-syn accumulation and spreading.

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalHumansMultiple System AtrophyNeuronsNeuropathologyOligodendrogliaalpha-Synuclein

Identifiers

PMID29169744
PMCPMC5954415
OpenAlexW2767593747

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