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ReviewTranslational neurodegeneration2020

Peripheral clearance of brain-derived Aβ in Alzheimer's disease: pathophysiology and therapeutic perspectives.

Yuan Cheng, Ding-Yuan Tian, Yan-Jiang Wang

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Review in Translational neurodegeneration, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 118 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
118citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

118 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 180 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuan ChengDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ding-Yuan TianDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yan-Jiang WangDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. yanjiang_wang@tmmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1046-6536
Army Medical University · CN

Funding

Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 31921003Key project of National Natural Science Foundation of China 81930028Key project of National Natural Science Foundation of China 91749206National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China 81625007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, and no disease-modifying treatments are available to halt or slow its progression. Amyloid-beta (Aβ) is suggested to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AD, and clearance of Aβ from the brain becomes a main therapeutic strategy for AD. Recent studies found that Aβ clearance in the periphery contributes substantially to reducing Aβ accumulation in the brain. Therefore, understanding the mechanism of how Aβ is cleared in the periphery is important for the development of effective therapies for AD. In this review, we summarized recent findings on the mechanisms of Aβ efflux from the brain to the periphery and discuss where and how the brain-derived Aβ is cleared in the periphery. Based on these findings, we propose future strategies to enhance peripheral Aβ clearance for the prevention and treatment of AD. This review provides a novel perspective to understand the pathogenesis of AD and develop interventions for this disease from a systemic approach.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBlood-Brain BarrierBrainGlymphatic SystemHumansMetabolic Clearance RateAmyloid beta-PeptidesAlzheimer’s diseaseBeta-amyloid (Aβ)BloodBlood-brain barrierEnzymesIntestineKidneyLiverLymphatic vesselMonocytePeripherySkinVenous sinus

Identifiers

PMID32381118
PMCPMC7204069
OpenAlexW3023574840

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