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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2018

Tau Proteins and Tauopathies in Alzheimer's Disease.

Fong Ping Chong, Khuen Yen Ng, Rhun Yian Koh, Soi Moi Chye

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Review in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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130citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
14.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

130 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 237 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fong Ping ChongDivision of Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Science, International Medical University, No. 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Khuen Yen NgSchool of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Rhun Yian KohDivision of Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Science, International Medical University, No. 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Soi Moi ChyeDivision of Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Science, International Medical University, No. 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. chye_soimoi@imu.edu.my.
International Medical University · MYMonash University Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive function deficits. There are two major pathological hallmarks that contribute to the pathogenesis of AD which are the presence of extracellular amyloid plaques composed of amyloid-β (Aβ) and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau. Despite extensive research that has been done on Aβ in the last two decades, therapies targeting Aβ were not very fruitful at treating AD as the efficacy of Aβ therapies observed in animal models is not reflected in human clinical trials. Hence, tau-directed therapies have received tremendous attention as the potential treatments for AD. Tauopathies are closely correlated with dementia and immunotherapy has been effective at reducing tau pathology and improving cognitive deficits in animal models. Thus, in this review article, we discussed the pathological mechanism of tau proteins, the key factors contributing to tauopathies, and therapeutic approaches for tauopathies in AD based on the recent progress in tau-based research.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyTauopathiestau Proteinstau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseHyperphosphorylationNeurodegenerationNeurofibrillary tanglesTau-directed therapiesTauopathiesTau proteins

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PMID29299792
PMCPMC11481908
OpenAlexW2781579290

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