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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Nutritional Regulators of Bcl-xL in the Brain.

Han-A Park, Katheryn Broman, Allison Stumpf, Sara Kazyak, Elizabeth A Jonas

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Han-A ParkDepartment of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management, College of Human Environmental Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. hpark36@ches.ua.edu.
Katheryn BromanDepartment of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management, College of Human Environmental Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. kabroman@crimson.ua.edu.
Allison StumpfDepartment of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management, College of Human Environmental Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. aastumpf@crimson.ua.edu.
Sara KazyakDepartment of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management, College of Human Environmental Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. srkazyak@crimson.ua.edu.
Elizabeth A JonasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. elizabeth.jonas@yale.edu.
University of Alabama · USYale University · US

Funding

Mitochondrial Ion Channels in Hypoxic NeuronsR37NS045876 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Elizabeth Ann Jonas · 2014 to 2026
$4.9M
Mitochondrial ion channels in hypoxic neuronsR01NS045876 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI JONAS, ELIZABETH ANN · 2004 to 2013
$3.3M
Role of DJ1 in mitochondrial biogenergetics and neuronal metabolismR01NS081746 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI JONAS, ELIZABETH ANN · 2014 to 2018
$2.2M
Requirement for enhanced metabolic efficiency in hippocampal LTPR21NS104249 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI JONAS, ELIZABETH ANN · 2017 to 2018
$400k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS045876NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS081746NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS104249NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS045876
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xL) is an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein found in the mitochondrial membrane. Bcl-xL is reported to support normal brain development and protects neurons against toxic stimulation during pathological process via its roles in regulation of mitochondrial functions. Despite promising evidence showing neuroprotective properties of Bcl-xL, commonly applied molecular approaches such as genetic manipulation may not be readily applicable for human subjects. Therefore, findings at the bench may be slow to be translated into treatments for disease. Currently, there is no FDA approved application that specifically targets Bcl-xL and treats brain-associated pathology in humans. In this review, we will discuss naturally occurring nutrients that may exhibit regulatory effects on Bcl-xL expression or activity, thus potentially providing affordable, readily-applicable, easy, and safe strategies to protect the brain.

Indexed as

Animalsbcl-X ProteinBrainHumansNeuroprotective AgentsNutrientsbcl-X ProteinNeuroprotective AgentsNutrientsBcl-xLmitochondrianeuroprotectionnutrients

Identifiers

PMID30463183
PMCPMC6278276
OpenAlexW2901116240

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