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ArticleNature nanotechnology2018

Graphene quantum dots prevent α-synucleinopathy in Parkinson's disease.

Donghoon Kim, Je Min Yoo, Heehong Hwang, Junghee Lee, Su Hyun Lee, Seung Pil Yun, Myung Jin Park, MinJun Lee, Seulah Choi, Sang Ho Kwon and 12 more

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Article in Nature nanotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 150 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
150citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
31.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

150 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 447 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Nanotechnology in neurosurgery: a systematic review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021
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  6. Graphene Quantum Dots Mitigate Oxidative Stress in Bacteria.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  16. Therapeutic Potential of Graphene Quantum Dots on Pterygium Cells.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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90 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 3 institutions in 5 countries.

Donghoon KimNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Je Min YooDepartment of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Heehong HwangNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Junghee LeeInter-University Semiconductor Research Centre, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Su Hyun LeeNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Seung Pil YunNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Myung Jin ParkDepartment of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
MinJun LeeDepartment of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4011-3048
Seulah ChoiNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Sang Ho KwonNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Saebom LeeNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Seung-Hwan KwonNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-1630
Sangjune KimNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Yong Joo ParkThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Misaki KinoshitaInstitute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Osaka, Japan.
Young-Ho LeeInstitute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Osaka, Japan.
Seokmin ShinDepartment of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seung R PaikSchool of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sung Joong LeeDepartment of Neuroscience and Physiology, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seulki LeeThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Byung Hee HongDepartment of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. byunghee@snu.ac.kr.
Han Seok KoNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. hko3@jhmi.edu.
Seoul National University · KRJohns Hopkins University · USProtein Research Foundation · JP

Funding

Understanding Mechanisms of a-synuclein pathologyP50NS038377 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KO, HANSEOK · 1998 to 2019
$38.8M
Glucocerebrosidase Biology and It's Role in Parkinson's DiseaseR01NS082205 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KO, HANSEOK · 2013 to 2017
$1.8M
Characterization and Validation of Mouse VPS35 Model of Parkinson's DiseaseR21NS098006 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KO, HANSEOK · 2017 to 2018
$449k
NINDS NIH HHS P50 NS038377NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS082205NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS098006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Though emerging evidence indicates that the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease is strongly correlated to the accumulation

Indexed as

GraphiteQuantum Dotsalpha-SynucleinAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierCells, CulturedHumansLewy BodiesMiceParkinson DiseaseProtein Aggregation, PathologicalSynapsesalpha-SynucleinGraphiteSnca protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID29988049
PMCPMC6351226
OpenAlexW2857430289

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