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ReviewCell chemical biology2020

Using the Oxytosis/Ferroptosis Pathway to Understand and Treat Age-Associated Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Pamela Maher, Antonio Currais, David Schubert

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Review in Cell chemical biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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.

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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Ferroptosis and hearing loss: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic interventions.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2025
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  10. Hydrogen sulfide/polysulfides signaling and neuronal diseases.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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  17. Neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activity ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pamela MaherThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: pmaher@salk.edu.
Antonio CurraisThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
David SchubertThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · US

Funding

The Contribution of Old Age-Associated Proteotoxicity to Inflammation and DementiaRF1AG054714 · NIA · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI FISCHER, WOLFGANG H, MAHER, PAMELA ANNE · 2017 to 2017
$3.6M
Identification of Old-Age-Associated Alzheimer's Disease Drug TargetsR01AG046153 · NIA · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI MAHER, PAMELA ANNE, SCHUBERT, DAVID R · 2014 to 2018
$2.9M
Modulation of the Innate Immune System by Fisetin for the Treatment of ADR41AI104034 · NIAID · VIROGENICS, INC. · PI MAHER, PAMELA ANNE · 2013 to 2014
$600k
NIAID NIH HHS R41 AI104034NIA NIH HHS R01 AG046153NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG054714
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxytosis was first described over 30 years ago in nerve cells as a non-excitotoxic pathway for glutamate-induced cell death. The key steps of oxytosis, including glutathione depletion, lipoxygenase activation, reactive oxygen species accumulation, and calcium influx, were identified using a combination of chemical and genetic tools. A pathway with the same characteristics as oxytosis was identified in transformed fibroblasts in 2012 and named ferroptosis. Importantly, the pathophysiological changes seen in oxytosis and ferroptosis are also observed in multiple neurodegenerative diseases as well as in the aging brain. This led to the hypothesis that this pathway could be used as a screening tool to identify novel drug candidates for the treatment of multiple age-associated neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using this approach, we have identified several AD drug candidates, one of which is now in clinical trials, as well as new target pathways for AD.

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Molecular Targeted TherapyAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicFerroptosisHumansNeurodegenerative Diseasescalciumglutamate toxicityglutathioneglutathione peroxidase 4lipoxygenasesmitochondriaoxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID33176157
PMCPMC7749085
OpenAlexW3105907500

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