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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Neuromuscular Plasticity in a Mouse Neurotoxic Model of Spinal Motoneuronal Loss.

Rosario Gulino, Nunzio Vicario, Maria A S Giunta, Graziana Spoto, Giovanna Calabrese, Michele Vecchio, Massimo Gulisano, Giampiero Leanza, Rosalba Parenti

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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.

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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 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

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosario GulinoLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Science, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy. rogulino@unict.it.ORCID 0000-0002-8067-697X
Nunzio VicarioLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy. nunziovicario@unict.it.ORCID 0000-0001-5934-3962
Maria A S GiuntaLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy. alessandragiu94@gmail.com.
Graziana SpotoLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy. grazianaspoto@gmail.com.
Giovanna CalabreseLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy. giovanna.calabrese@unict.it.ORCID 0000-0003-1937-5403
Michele VecchioRehabilitation Unit, "AOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele" and Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy. michele.vecchio@unict.it.
Massimo GulisanoLaboratory of Synthetic and Systems Biology, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy. m.gulisano@unict.it.ORCID 0000-0001-8654-1745
Giampiero LeanzaLaboratory of Neurogenesis and Repair, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy. gpleanza@unict.it.
Rosalba ParentiLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy. parenti@unict.it.ORCID 0000-0002-1614-4696
University of Catania · IT

Funding

Biometec, University of Catania, Italy International PhD program in NeuroscienceBiometec, University of Catania, Italy no. 4474/2017Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca 2015MJBEM2_006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the relevant research efforts, the causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are still unknown and no effective cure is available. Many authors suggest that ALS is a multi-system disease caused by a network failure instead of a cell-autonomous pathology restricted to motoneurons. Although motoneuronal loss is the critical hallmark of ALS given their specific vulnerability, other cell populations, including muscle and glial cells, are involved in disease onset and progression, but unraveling their specific role and crosstalk requires further investigation. In particular, little is known about the plastic changes of the degenerating motor system. These spontaneous compensatory processes are unable to halt the disease progression, but their elucidation and possible use as a therapeutic target represents an important aim of ALS research. Genetic animal models of disease represent useful tools to validate proven hypotheses or to test potential therapies, and the conception of novel hypotheses about ALS causes or the study of pathogenic mechanisms may be advantaged by the use of relatively simple

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Neuronal PlasticityAnimalsCholera ToxinMaleMiceMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Atrophy, SpinalNeuromuscular JunctionSaporinsSpinal CordCholera ToxinSaporinsAMPA receptorastrocyteCTB-Saporingastrocnemius musclemotoneuronneurodegenerationneuronal plasticityspinal cord

Identifiers

PMID30917493
PMCPMC6471664
OpenAlexW2925099521

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