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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2018

Quality Over Quantity: Advantages of Using Alpha-Synuclein Preformed Fibril Triggered Synucleinopathy to Model Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.

Megan F Duffy, Timothy J Collier, Joseph R Patterson, Christopher J Kemp, D Luke Fischer, Anna C Stoll, Caryl E Sortwell

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Megan F DuffyDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
Timothy J CollierDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
Joseph R PattersonDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
Christopher J KempDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
D Luke FischerDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
Anna C StollDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
Caryl E SortwellDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
Michigan State University · USMercy Health Saint Mary's · US

Funding

Integrative Training in the Pharmacological SciencesT32GM092715 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI NEUBIG, RICHARD R · 2011 to 2020
$1.5M
The Rat Pre-Formed Alpha-Synuclein Fibril Model of Parkinson's DiseaseR33NS099416 · NINDS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SORTWELL, CARYL E · 2018 to 2019
$899k
The Rat Pre-Formed Alpha-Synuclein Fibril Model of Parkinson's DiseaseR21NS099416 · NINDS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SORTWELL, CARYL E · 2017 to 2017
$398k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM092715NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS099416NINDS NIH HHS R33 NS099416
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal models have significantly advanced our understanding of Parkinson's disease (PD). Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) has taken center stage due to its genetic connection to familial PD and localization to Lewy bodies, one pathological hallmark of PD. Animal models developed on the premise of elevated alpha-synuclein via germline manipulation or viral vector-mediated overexpression are used to investigate PD pathophysiology and vet novel therapeutics. While these models represented a step forward compared to their neurotoxicant model predecessors, they rely on overexpression of supraphysiological levels of α-syn to trigger toxicity. However, whereas

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alpha-synucleinanimal modelsParkinson’s diseasepreformed fibrilssynucleinopathy

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PMID30233303
PMCPMC6132025
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