Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32430843›Full record

ReviewMolecular neurobiology2020

Molecular Mechanisms of ER Stress and UPR in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease.

Md Sahab Uddin, Devesh Tewari, Gaurav Sharma, Md Tanvir Kabir, George E Barreto, May N Bin-Jumah, Asma Perveen, Mohamed M Abdel-Daim, Ghulam Md Ashraf

Open access · greenAbstract readReview
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
87citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.4field-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

87 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 162 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Systematic Review of the Effects of Capsaicin on Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Beyond Histamine Blockade: Clemastine Fumarate as a Promoter of Myelin Regeneration, Inflammatory Regulation, and Neuroimmune Modulation in CNS Disorders.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Review
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Sigma-1 Receptor Activation by Fluvoxamine Ameliorates ER Stress, Synaptic Dysfunction and Behavioral Deficits in a Ketamine Model of Schizophrenia.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
    Article
  14. Article
  15. Review
  16. Review
  17. Article
  18. Review
  19. Review
  20. Review

27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

9 authors at 9 institutions in 6 countries.

Md Sahab UddinDepartment of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. msu-neuropharma@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0805-7840
Devesh TewariDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.
Gaurav SharmaDepartment of Physiology, AIIMS Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India.
Md Tanvir KabirDepartment of Pharmacy, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
George E BarretoDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. George.Barreto@ul.ie.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6644-1971
May N Bin-JumahDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11474, Saudi Arabia.
Asma PerveenGlocal School of Life Sciences, Glocal University, Saharanpur, India.
Mohamed M Abdel-DaimDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Ghulam Md AshrafKing Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ashraf.gm@gmail.com.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur · INBRAC University · BDGlocal University · INKing Abdulaziz University · SALovely Professional University · INPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SASuez Canal University · EGUniversity of Limerick · IEUttara University · BD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease involving aggregation of misfolded proteins inside the neuron causing prolonged cellular stress. The neuropathological hallmarks of AD include the formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in specific brain regions that lead to synaptic loss and neuronal death. The exact mechanism of neuron dysfunction in AD remains obscure. In recent years, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) dysfunction has been implicated in neuronal degeneration seen in AD. Apart from AD, many other diseases also involve misfolded proteins aggregations in the ER, a condition referred to as ER stress. The response of the cell to ER stress is to activate a group of signaling pathways called unfolded protein response (UPR) that stimulates a particular transcriptional program to restore ER function and ensure cell survival. ER stress also involves the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that, together with mitochondrial ROS and decreased effectiveness of antioxidant mechanisms, producing a condition of chronic oxidative stress. The unfolded proteins may not always produce a response that leads to the restoration of cellular functions, but they may also lead to inflammation by a set of different pathways with deleterious consequences. In this review, we extensively discuss the role of ER stress and how to target it using different pharmacological approaches in AD development and onset.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBrainEndoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansMitochondriaNeuronsUnfolded Protein ResponseAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloid βEndoplasmic reticulumTauUnfolded protein response

Identifiers

PMID32430843
OpenAlexW3027208162

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.