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ReviewBiomolecules2020

Acetylcholinesterase: The "Hub" for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Chemical Weapons Convention.

Samir F de A Cavalcante, Alessandro B C Simas, Marcos C Barcellos, Victor G M de Oliveira, Roberto B Sousa, Paulo A de M Cabral, Kamil Kuča, Tanos C C França

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Samir F de A CavalcanteInstitute of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (IDQBRN), Brazilian Army Technological Center (CTEx), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3478-2747
Alessandro B C SimasWalter Mors Institute of Research on Natural Products (IPPN), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), CCS, Bloco H, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.
Marcos C BarcellosInstitute of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (IDQBRN), Brazilian Army Technological Center (CTEx), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil.
Victor G M de OliveiraInstitute of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (IDQBRN), Brazilian Army Technological Center (CTEx), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil.
Roberto B SousaInstitute of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (IDQBRN), Brazilian Army Technological Center (CTEx), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil.
Paulo A de M CabralInstitute of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (IDQBRN), Brazilian Army Technological Center (CTEx), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil.
Kamil KučaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanskeho 62, 50003 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Tanos C C FrançaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanskeho 62, 50003 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-6048-8103
Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRMilitary Institute of Engineering · BRUniversity of Hradec Králové · CZ

Funding

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-OPCW L/ICA/ICB/201062/15 (2016-2018)UHK VT2019-2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article describes acetylcholinesterase (AChE), an enzyme involved in parasympathetic neurotransmission, its activity, and how its inhibition can be pharmacologically useful for treating dementia, caused by Alzheimer's disease, or as a warfare method due to the action of nerve agents. The chemical concepts related to the irreversible inhibition of AChE, its reactivation, and aging are discussed, along with a relationship to the current international legislation on chemical weapons.

Indexed as

AcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer DiseaseNerve AgentsAgingChemical WarfareCholinesterase InhibitorsGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansAcetylcholinesteraseACHE protein, humanCholinesterase InhibitorsGPI-Linked ProteinsNerve AgentsacetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer’s diseaseChemical Weapons Conventionnerve agents

Identifiers

PMID32155996
PMCPMC7175162
OpenAlexW3009728834

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