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ArticleExperimental neurology2018

The anti-parkinsonian drug zonisamide reduces neuroinflammation: Role of microglial Na

Muhammad M Hossain, Blair Weig, Kenneth Reuhl, Marla Gearing, Long-Jun Wu, Jason R Richardson

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Article in Experimental neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad M HossainDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA; Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Blair WeigDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Kenneth ReuhlDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Marla GearingDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Long-Jun WuDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Jason R RichardsonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA; Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Robert Stemple School of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. Electronic address: jarichar@fiu.edu.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USEmory University · USEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USNortheast Ohio Medical University · US

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES005022 · NIEHS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI PANOS G. GEORGOPOULOS · 1988 to 2026
$47.4M
The Emory Alzheimer's Disease CenterP50AG025688 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI WALKER, LARY C · 2005 to 2019
$25.7M
ENNCF - Viral Vector CoreP30NS055077 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI LEVEY, ALLAN I · 2008 to 2018
$6.8M
Developing Drugs to Mitigate Parathion IntoxicationU01NS079249 · NINDS · RBHS-SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI LASKIN, JEFFREY D, RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2013 to 2017
$4.0M
Advanced Development of Drugs to Mitigate Parathion IntoxicationU01NS108956 · NINDS · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LASKIN, JEFFREY D, RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2018 to 2022
$3.9M
The Role of Microglia in EpilepsyR01NS088627 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI WU, LONG-JUN · 2014 to 2023
$3.6M
Gene-Environment Interactions in Neurodegeneration: Role of Efflux TransportersR01ES021800 · NIEHS · RBHS-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI ALEKSUNES, LAUREN M, RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
NIA NIH HHS P50 AG025688NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005022NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES021800NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS055077NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088627NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS079249NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS108956
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common age-related progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is characterized by dopamine depletion and the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons with accompanying neuroinflammation. Zonisamide is an-anti-convulsant drug that has recently been shown to improve clinical symptoms of PD through its inhibition of monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B). However, zonisamide has additional targets, including voltage-gated sodium channels (Na

Indexed as

AgedAnimalsAntiparkinson AgentsFemaleHumansInflammationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuroprotective AgentsParkinsonian DisordersZonisamideAntiparkinson AgentsNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuroprotective AgentsZonisamidegp91(phox)MicrogliaMPTPNa(v)1.6NeuroinflammationParkinson's diseaseTNF-αVoltage-gated sodium channelsZonisamide

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PMID30017881
PMCPMC7404626
OpenAlexW2884810408

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