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ArticleScientific reports2018

An acute functional screen identifies an effective antibody targeting amyloid-β oligomers based on calcium imaging.

Xueying Wang, Ksenia V Kastanenka, Michal Arbel-Ornath, Caitlin Commins, Akira Kuzuya, Amanda J Lariviere, Grant A Krafft, Franz Hefti, Jasna Jerecic, Brian J Bacskai

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Calcium sensor Yellow Cameleon 3.6 as a tool to support the calcium hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xueying WangMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2399-8083
Ksenia V KastanenkaMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Michal Arbel-OrnathMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Caitlin ComminsMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Akira KuzuyaMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Amanda J LariviereMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Grant A KrafftAcumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4435 North First Street, #360, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA.
Franz HeftiAcumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4435 North First Street, #360, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA.
Jasna JerecicAcumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4435 North First Street, #360, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA. jasna@calsynapse.com.
Brian J BacskaiMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA. bbacskai@mgh.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USAcumen Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USHarvard University Press · US

Funding

Multiphoton microscopy for in vivo neural imaging.R01EB000768 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BACSKAI, BRIAN J · 2002 to 2015
$5.0M
Molecular pathways leading to neurodegeneration in vivoR01AG044263 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BACSKAI, BRIAN J · 2015 to 2019
$2.4M
Multiphoton microscopy for in vivo neural imagingR56AG060974 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BACSKAI, BRIAN J · 2019 to 2019
$598k
A replacement multiphoton microscope for in vivo imaging in rodent models of neurS10RR025645 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BACSKAI, BRIAN J · 2009 to 2009
$492k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR025645NIA NIH HHS R01 AG044263NIA NIH HHS R56 AG060974NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB000768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soluble amyloid β oligomers (AβOs) are widely recognized neurotoxins that trigger aberrant signaling in specific subsets of neurons, leading to accumulated neuronal damage and memory disorders in Alzheimer's disease (AD). One of the profound downstream consequences of AβO-triggered events is dysregulation of cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca

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Aged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBrainCalciumCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAmyloid beta-PeptidesAntibodies, MonoclonalCalcium

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PMCPMC5854710
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