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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

The Neurotoxic Role of Extracellular Tau Protein.

Álvaro Sebastián-Serrano, Laura de Diego-García, Miguel Díaz-Hernández

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Neuronal alkaline phosphatase promotes the spread of Tau-induced pathology, and its blockade prevents neurodegeneration and memory loss.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  14. Oxidative stress-mediated neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024
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  18. Tau: a biomarker of Huntington's disease.Molecular psychiatry · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Álvaro Sebastián-SerranoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain. alvarseb@ucm.es.
Laura de Diego-GarcíaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain. laura.dediego@ucm.es.
Miguel Díaz-HernándezDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain. migueldiaz@ucm.es.
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tauopathies are a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the microtubule-associated protein tau, with Alzheimer's disease (AD) being the most prevalent related disorder. Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are one of the neuropathological hallmarks present in the brains of AD patients. Because NFTs are aberrant intracellular inclusions formed by hyperphosphorylated tau, it was initially proposed that phosphorylated and/or aggregated intracellular tau protein was causative of neuronal death. However, recent studies suggest a toxic role for non-phosphorylated and non-aggregated tau when it is located in the brain extracellular space. In this work, we will discuss the neurotoxic role of extracellular tau as well its involvement in the spreading of tau pathologies.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseCentral Nervous SystemExtracellular SpaceHumansNeurofibrillary TanglesPhosphorylationProtein AggregatesSynapsestau ProteinsMAPT protein, humanProtein Aggregatestau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseasemuscarinic receptorssynaptopathytauTNAP

Identifiers

PMID29584657
PMCPMC5979432
OpenAlexW2795317624

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