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ReviewNeurochemical research2019

Powering Amyloid Beta Degrading Enzymes: A Possible Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease.

Nkumbu L Sikanyika, Helena C Parkington, A Ian Smith, Sanjaya Kuruppu

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nkumbu L SikanyikaMonash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
Helena C ParkingtonMonash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
A Ian SmithMonash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
Sanjaya KuruppuMonash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia. Sanjaya.Kuruppu@monash.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1674-3645
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute · AUDiscovery Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is believed to play a central role in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease. Revisions to the amyloid cascade hypothesis now acknowledge the dynamic equilibrium in which Aβ exists and the importance of enzymes involved in the production and breakdown of Aβ in maintaining healthy Aβ levels. However, while a wealth of pharmacological and immunological therapies are being generated to inhibit the Aβ-producing enzymes, β-site APP cleavage enzyme 1 and γ-secretase, the therapeutic potential of stimulating Aβ-degrading enzymes such as neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme-1 and insulin-degrading enzyme remains relatively unexplored. Recent evidence indicates that increasing Aβ degradation as opposed to inhibiting synthesis is a more effective strategy to prevent Aβ build-up. Therefore Aβ degrading enzymes have become valuable targets of therapy. In this review, we discuss the pathway of Aβ synthesis and clearance along with the opportunities they present for therapeutic intervention, the benefits of increasing the expression/activity of Aβ-degrading enzymes, and the untapped therapeutic potential of enzyme activation.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsEndothelin-Converting EnzymesEnzyme ActivatorsGenetic TherapyHumansInsulysinNeprilysinProteolysisAmyloid beta-PeptidesEndothelin-Converting EnzymesEnzyme ActivatorsInsulysinNeprilysinAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloid betaAmyloid beta degrading enzymesEndothelin-converting enzymeNeprilysin

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PMID30806879
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