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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Cellular Senescence and Iron Dyshomeostasis in Alzheimer's Disease.

Shashank Masaldan, Abdel Ali Belaidi, Scott Ayton, Ashley I Bush

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In one paragraph

Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
63citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ferroptosis and Senescence: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  2. Reframing Alzheimer's Disease Through a Redox-Metabolic Framework.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shashank MasaldanMelbourne Dementia Research Centre, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. shashank.masaldan@florey.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-4960-4983
Abdel Ali BelaidiMelbourne Dementia Research Centre, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. abdel.belaidi@florey.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-0792-8728
Scott AytonMelbourne Dementia Research Centre, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. scott.ayton@florey.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3479-2427
Ashley I BushMelbourne Dementia Research Centre, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. ashley.bush@florey.edu.au.
The University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

Alzheimer's Association AARFD-16-442821National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1101533National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1103703National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1159403
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron dyshomeostasis is a feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The impact of iron on AD is attributed to its interactions with the central proteins of AD pathology (amyloid precursor protein and tau) and/or through the iron-mediated generation of prooxidant molecules (e.g., hydroxyl radicals). However, the source of iron accumulation in pathologically relevant regions of the brain and its contribution to AD remains unclear. One likely contributor to iron accumulation is the age-associated increase in tissue-resident senescent cells that drive inflammation and contribute to various pathologies associated with advanced age. Iron accumulation predisposes ageing tissue to oxidative stress that can lead to cellular dysfunction and to iron-dependent cell death modalities (e.g., ferroptosis). Further, elevated brain iron is associated with the progression of AD and cognitive decline. Elevated brain iron presents a feature of AD that may be modified pharmacologically to mitigate the effects of age/senescence-associated iron dyshomeostasis and improve disease outcome.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseasechelatorsferroptosisiron homeostasissenescence

Identifiers

PMID31248150
PMCPMC6630536
OpenAlexW2949081742

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