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ReviewFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2020

Amyloid-β Peptide Impact on Synaptic Function and Neuroepigenetic Gene Control Reveal New Therapeutic Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease.

Bhanu Chandra Karisetty, Akanksha Bhatnagar, Ellen M Armour, Mariah Beaver, Haolin Zhang, Felice Elefant

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Review in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 64 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bhanu Chandra KarisettyDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Akanksha BhatnagarDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Ellen M ArmourDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Mariah BeaverDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Haolin ZhangDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Felice ElefantDepartment of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Drexel University · US

Funding

Mechanisms underlying Tip60 HAT action in neuroprotection of cognitive functionR01NS095799 · NINDS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI FELICE ELEFANT · 2017 to 2026
$2.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095799
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides can form protease-resistant aggregates within and outside of neurons. Accumulation of these aggregates is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology and contributes to devastating cognitive deficits associated with this disorder. The primary etiological factor for Aβ aggregation is either an increase in Aβ production or a decrease in its clearance. Aβ is produced by the sequential activity of β- and γ-secretase on the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the clearance is mediated by chaperone-mediated mechanisms. The Aβ aggregates vary from soluble monomers and oligomers to insoluble senile plaques. While excess intraneuronal oligomers can transduce neurotoxic signals into neurons causing cellular defects like oxidative stress and neuroepigenetic mediated transcriptional dysregulation, extracellular senile plaques cause neurodegeneration by impairing neural membrane permeabilization and cell signaling pathways. Paradoxically, senile plaque formation is hypothesized to be an adaptive mechanism to sequester excess toxic soluble oligomers while leaving native functional Aβ levels intact. This hypothesis is strengthened by the absence of positive outcomes and side effects from immunotherapy clinical trials aimed at complete Aβ clearance, and support beneficial physiological roles for native Aβ in cellular function. Aβ has been shown to modulate synaptic transmission, consolidate memory, and protect against excitotoxicity. We discuss the current understanding of beneficial and detrimental roles for Aβ in synaptic function and epigenetic gene control and the future promising prospects of early therapeutic interventions aimed at mediating Aβ induced neuroepigenetic and synaptic dysfunctions to delay AD onset.

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amyloid betaKAT5neuroepigeneticssynaptic functiontherapeuticsTIP60

Identifiers

PMID33304239
PMCPMC7693454
OpenAlexW3102795931

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