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ReviewPflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2020

Skeletal muscle ClC-1 chloride channels in health and diseases.

Concetta Altamura, Jean-Francois Desaphy, Diana Conte, Annamaria De Luca, Paola Imbrici

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Review in Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  5. Preclinical study of the antimyotonic efficacy of safinamide in the myotonic mouse model.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024
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  10. Blockers of Skeletal Muscle NaInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  19. Advances and challenges in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2021
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  20. Pathomechanisms of aFrontiers in neurology · 2020
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Concetta AltamuraDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Jean-Francois DesaphyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Diana ConteDepartment of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Annamaria De LucaDepartment of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Paola ImbriciDepartment of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. paola.imbrici@uniba.it.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 1970, the study of the pathomechanisms underlying myotonia in muscle fibers isolated from myotonic goats highlighted the importance of chloride conductance for skeletal muscle function; 20 years later, the human ClC-1 chloride channel has been cloned; last year, the crystal structure of human protein has been solved. Over the years, the efforts of many researchers led to significant advances in acknowledging the role of ClC-1 in skeletal muscle physiology and the mechanisms through which ClC-1 dysfunctions lead to impaired muscle function. The wide spectrum of pathophysiological conditions associated with modification of ClC-1 activity, either as the primary cause, such as in myotonia congenita, or as a secondary adaptive mechanism in other neuromuscular diseases, supports the idea that ClC-1 is relevant to preserve not only for skeletal muscle excitability, but also for skeletal muscle adaptation to physiological or harmful events. Improving this understanding could open promising avenues toward the development of selective and safe drugs targeting ClC-1, with the aim to restore normal muscle function. This review summarizes the most relevant research on ClC-1 channel physiology, associated diseases, and pharmacology.

Indexed as

AnimalsChloride ChannelsChloridesHumansMuscle, SkeletalMyotonia CongenitaChloride ChannelsChloridesCLC-1 channelClC-1 chloride channelExerciseMexiletineMyotonia congenitaProtopore and common gating

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PMID32361781
OpenAlexW3021573058

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