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ReviewCells2020

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Autophagy: Dysfunction and Therapeutic Targeting.

Azin Amin, Nirma D Perera, Philip M Beart, Bradley J Turner, Fazel Shabanpoor

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Review in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Azin AminFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Nirma D PereraFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Philip M BeartFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Bradley J TurnerFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6580-7655
Fazel ShabanpoorFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past 20 years, there has been a drastically increased understanding of the genetic basis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Despite the identification of more than 40 different ALS-causing mutations, the accumulation of neurotoxic misfolded proteins, inclusions, and aggregates within motor neurons is the main pathological hallmark in all cases of ALS. These protein aggregates are proposed to disrupt cellular processes and ultimately result in neurodegeneration. One of the main reasons implicated in the accumulation of protein aggregates may be defective autophagy, a highly conserved intracellular "clearance" system delivering misfolded proteins, aggregates, and damaged organelles to lysosomes for degradation. Autophagy is one of the primary stress response mechanisms activated in highly sensitive and specialised neurons following insult to ensure their survival. The upregulation of autophagy through pharmacological autophagy-inducing agents has largely been shown to reduce intracellular protein aggregate levels and disease phenotypes in different in vitro and in vivo models of neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we explore the intriguing interface between ALS and autophagy, provide a most comprehensive summary of autophagy-targeted drugs that have been examined or are being developed as potential treatments for ALS to date, and discuss potential therapeutic strategies for targeting autophagy in ALS.

Indexed as

AutophagyMolecular Targeted TherapyAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsCaloric RestrictionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansModels, Biologicalamyotrophic lateral sclerosisautophagymotor neuron diseasetherapeutics

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PMID33158177
PMCPMC7694295

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