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ArticlePrion2018

Somatostatin in Alzheimer's disease: A new Role for an Old Player.

Michael Solarski, Hansen Wang, Holger Wille, Gerold Schmitt-Ulms

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Article in Prion, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 66 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

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Michael Solarskia Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, Krembil Discovery Centre , 6th Floor, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto , Ontario M5T 2S8 , Canada.
Hansen Wanga Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, Krembil Discovery Centre , 6th Floor, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto , Ontario M5T 2S8 , Canada.
Holger Willec Department of Biochemistry , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 2M8 , Canada.
Gerold Schmitt-Ulmsa Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, Krembil Discovery Centre , 6th Floor, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto , Ontario M5T 2S8 , Canada.
Canada Research Chairs · CADiscovery Centre · CAUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide is central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Insights into Aβ-interacting proteins are critical for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying Aβ-mediated toxicity. We recently undertook an in-depth in vitro interrogation of the Aβ1-42 interactome using human frontal lobes as the biological source material and taking advantage of advances in mass spectrometry performance characteristics. These analyses uncovered the small cyclic neuropeptide somatostatin (SST) to be the most selectively enriched binder to oligomeric Aβ1-42. Subsequent validation experiments revealed that SST interferes with Aβ fibrillization and promotes the formation of Aβ assemblies characterized by a 50-60 kDa SDS-resistant core. The distributions of SST and Aβ overlap in the brain and SST has been linked to AD by several additional observations. This perspective summarizes this body of literature and draws attention to the fact that SST is one of several neuropeptide hormones that acquire amyloid properties before their synaptic release. The latter places the interaction between SST and Aβ among an increasing number of observations that attest to the ability of amyloidogenic proteins to influence each other. A model is presented which attempts to reconcile existing data on the involvement of SST in the AD etiology.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmino Acid SequenceAmyloid beta-PeptidesBrainHumansPlaque, AmyloidProtein Aggregation, PathologicalSequence AlignmentSomatostatinAmyloid beta-PeptidesSomatostatinAlzheimer's diseaseamyloidsAβsenile plaquessomatostatin

Identifiers

PMID29192843
PMCPMC5871028
OpenAlexW2773321573

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