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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Heat Shock Proteins in Alzheimer's Disease: Role and Targeting.

Claudia Campanella, Andrea Pace, Celeste Caruso Bavisotto, Paola Marzullo, Antonella Marino Gammazza, Silvestre Buscemi, Antonio Palumbo Piccionello

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In one paragraph

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 97 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
97citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.5field-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

97 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

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37 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Claudia CampanellaDipartimento di Biomedicina Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche (BIONEC), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy. claudia.campanella@unipa.it.
Andrea PaceDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Viale delle scienze Ed.17, 90128 Palermo, Italy. andrea.pace@unipa.it.ORCID 0000-0003-1992-2024
Celeste Caruso BavisottoDipartimento di Biomedicina Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche (BIONEC), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy. celestebavisotto@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8260-8471
Paola MarzulloDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Viale delle scienze Ed.17, 90128 Palermo, Italy. paola.marzullo@unipa.it.
Antonella Marino GammazzaDipartimento di Biomedicina Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche (BIONEC), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy. antonella.marinogammazza@unipa.it.
Silvestre BuscemiDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Viale delle scienze Ed.17, 90128 Palermo, Italy. silvestre.buscemi@unipa.it.
Antonio Palumbo PiccionelloDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Viale delle scienze Ed.17, 90128 Palermo, Italy. antonio.palumbopiccionello@unipa.it.ORCID 0000-0003-4402-5798
University of Palermo · IT

Funding

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca RBFR12SIPT
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among diseases whose cure is still far from being discovered, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been recognized as a crucial medical and social problem. A major issue in AD research is represented by the complexity of involved biochemical pathways, including the nature of protein misfolding, which results in the production of toxic species. Considering the involvement of (mis)folding processes in AD aetiology, targeting molecular chaperones represents a promising therapeutic perspective. This review analyses the connection between AD and molecular chaperones, with particular attention toward the most important heat shock proteins (HSPs) as representative components of the human chaperome: Hsp60, Hsp70 and Hsp90. The role of these proteins in AD is highlighted from a biological point of view. Pharmacological targeting of such HSPs with inhibitors or regulators is also discussed.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsChaperonin 60Enzyme InhibitorsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansMitochondrial ProteinsModels, Animaltau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesChaperonin 60Enzyme InhibitorsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSPD1 protein, humanMitochondrial Proteinstau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid peptidechaperonesheat shock proteinsHsp60Hsp70Hsp90protein Tau

Identifiers

PMID30200516
PMCPMC6163571
OpenAlexW2888882816

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Registered trials

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