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ArticleCell reports2018

Pharmacological Inhibition of Necroptosis Protects from Dopaminergic Neuronal Cell Death in Parkinson's Disease Models.

Angelo Iannielli, Simone Bido, Lucrezia Folladori, Alice Segnali, Cinzia Cancellieri, Alessandra Maresca, Luca Massimino, Alicia Rubio, Giuseppe Morabito, Leonardo Caporali and 7 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 151 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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151citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.4field-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

151 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 228 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Angelo IannielliDivision of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Simone BidoDivision of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Lucrezia FolladoriDivision of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Alice SegnaliMolecular Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Foundation C. Besta Neurological Institute, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Cinzia CancellieriDivision of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Alessandra MarescaIRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Luca MassiminoUniversity of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Italy.
Alicia RubioDivision of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Neuroscience, 20129 Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe MorabitoDivision of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Leonardo CaporaliIRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Francesca TagliaviniIRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Olimpia MusumeciDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Giuliana GregatoDivision of Clinical Haematology-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
Erwan BezardUniversité de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
Valerio CarelliIRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Neurology Unit, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Valeria TirantiMolecular Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Foundation C. Besta Neurological Institute, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Vania BroccoliDivision of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Neuroscience, 20129 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: broccoli.vania@hsr.it.
San Raffaele University of Rome · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITInstitute of Neurological Sciences · ITNational Research Council · ITEuropean Institute of Oncology · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversité de Bordeaux · FRUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of Messina · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · IT

Funding

European Research Council 340527
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysfunctions in mitochondrial dynamics and metabolism are common pathological processes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). It was recently shown that an inherited form of PD and dementia is caused by mutations in the OPA1 gene, which encodes for a key player in mitochondrial fusion and structure. iPSC-derived neural cells from these patients exhibited severe mitochondrial fragmentation, respiration impairment, ATP deficits, and heightened oxidative stress. Reconstitution of normal levels of OPA1 in PD-derived neural cells normalized mitochondria morphology and function. OPA1-mutated neuronal cultures showed reduced survival in vitro. Intriguingly, selective inhibition of necroptosis effectively rescued this survival deficit. Additionally, dampening necroptosis in MPTP-treated mice protected from DA neuronal cell loss. This human iPSC-based model captures both early pathological events in OPA1 mutant neural cells and the beneficial effects of blocking necroptosis, highlighting this cell death process as a potential therapeutic target for PD.

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1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsApoptosisCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalDopaminergic NeuronsGTP PhosphohydrolasesInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLysosomesMaleMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaMutationNecrosisNeural Stem Cells1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineGTP PhosphohydrolasesNeuroprotective AgentsOPA1 protein, humanSmall Molecule Librariesapoptosiscell deathiPSCsmitochondrianecroptosisnecrosisneurodegenerationOPA1Parkinson’s disease

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PMID29466734
PMCPMC5842028
OpenAlexW2789098190

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