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ReviewJournal of neurochemistry2021

Role of sphingolipid metabolism in neurodegeneration.

Manal Alaamery, Nour Albesher, Nora Aljawini, Moneera Alsuwailm, Salam Massadeh, Michael A Wheeler, Chun-Cheih Chao, Francisco J Quintana

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Review in Journal of neurochemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
72citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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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

72 citing papers in PubMed, 119 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Manal AlaameryKACST-BWH Center of Excellence for Biomedicine, Joint Centers of Excellence Program, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nour AlbesherKACST-BWH Center of Excellence for Biomedicine, Joint Centers of Excellence Program, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nora AljawiniKACST-BWH Center of Excellence for Biomedicine, Joint Centers of Excellence Program, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Moneera AlsuwailmKACST-BWH Center of Excellence for Biomedicine, Joint Centers of Excellence Program, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Salam MassadehKACST-BWH Center of Excellence for Biomedicine, Joint Centers of Excellence Program, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9193-0008
Michael A WheelerAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Chun-Cheih ChaoAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Francisco J QuintanaAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8156-0736
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology · SABrigham and Women's Hospital · USBroad Institute · US

Funding

Role of AHR in Dendritic Cells in the Control of the CNS AutoimmunityR01ES025530 · NIEHS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Francisco J. Quintana · 2016 to 2026
$3.7M
AHR-mediated immunosuppression in glioblastomaR01ES029136 · NIEHS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Francisco J. Quintana, DAVID A REARDON · 2019 to 2026
$3.3M
Cancer Immunology Training GrantT32CA207021 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI WUCHERPFENNIG, KAI W · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
Regulation of CNS AutoimmunityR01AI126880 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI QUINTANA, FRANCISCO J. · 2017 to 2021
$2.1M
Control of Local CNS InflammationR01NS102807 · NINDS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI QUINTANA, FRANCISCO J. · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA207021NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI126880NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES025530NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES029136NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS102807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids are a class of lipids highly enriched in the central nervous system (CNS), which shows great diversity and complexity, and has been implicated in CNS development and function. Alterations in sphingolipid metabolism have been described in multiple diseases, including those affecting the central nervous system (CNS). In this review, we discuss the role of sphingolipid metabolism in neurodegeneration, evaluating its direct roles in neuron development and health, and also in the induction of neurotoxic activities in CNS-resident astrocytes and microglia in the context of neurologic diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. Finally, we focus on the metabolism of gangliosides and sphingosine-1-phosphate, its contribution to the pathogenesis of neurologic diseases, and its potential as a candidate target for the therapeutic modulation of neurodegeneration.

Indexed as

AnimalsCentral Nervous System DiseasesGangliosidesHumansLipid MetabolismLysophospholipidsNeurodegenerative DiseasesSphingolipidsSphingosineGangliosidesLysophospholipidsSphingolipidsSphingosinesphingosine 1-phosphate

Identifiers

PMID32402091
PMCPMC7665988
OpenAlexW3024990779

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