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ArticleCell reports2021

Small Molecule SARM1 Inhibitors Recapitulate the SARM1

Robert O Hughes, Todd Bosanac, Xianrong Mao, Thomas M Engber, Aaron DiAntonio, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Rajesh Devraj, Raul Krauss

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 117 papers.

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117citing papers in PubMed
15.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

117 citing papers in PubMed, 184 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Direct activation of SARM1 by dsDNA is not supported by biochemical and cellular evidence.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  11. Quantification of SARM1 NADase Activity in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  13. Advancing Peripheral Nerve Regeneration (Nerve SPACE 2025).Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026
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  20. A metabolic cell death program downstream of SARM1 couples NADProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert O HughesDisarm Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Todd BosanacDisarm Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Xianrong MaoDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Thomas M EngberDisarm Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Aaron DiAntonioDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Jeffrey MilbrandtDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Rajesh DevrajDisarm Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Raul KraussDisarm Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Electronic address: rkrauss@disarmtx.com.
Eli Lilly (United States) · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

DISSECTION OF SARM1-INDUCED AXON DEGENERATION AND CELL DEATHR01NS087632 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Aaron Diantonio, JEFFREY D MILBRANDT · 2014 to 2026
$6.4M
Regulating NAD Metabolism to Inhibit Axon Degeneration in Neurodegenerative DiseasesRF1AG013730 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MILBRANDT, JEFFREY D · 2017 to 2017
$2.8M
(PQ#9) Promoting Axon Stability to Prevent Therapy-induced Peripheral NeuropathyR01CA219866 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DIANTONIO, AARON, MILBRANDT, JEFFREY D · 2017 to 2021
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA219866NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG013730NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS087632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Axonal degeneration is responsible for disease progression and accumulation of disability in many neurodegenerative conditions. The axonal degenerative process can generate a metastable pool of damaged axons that remain structurally and functionally viable but fated to degenerate in the absence of external intervention. SARM1, an NADase that depletes axonal energy stores upon activation, is the central driver of an evolutionarily conserved program of axonal degeneration. We identify a potent and selective small molecule isoquinoline inhibitor of SARM1 NADase that recapitulates the SARM1

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AnimalsArmadillo Domain ProteinsAxonsBiomarkersCell LineCytoskeletal ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansIsoquinolinesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNAD+ NucleosidaseNerve DegenerationNeurodegenerative DiseasesPhenotypeArmadillo Domain ProteinsBiomarkersCytoskeletal ProteinsisoquinolineIsoquinolinesNAD+ NucleosidaseSARM1 protein, humanALSaxonal degenerationaxonopathyCIPNmultiple sclerosisneurodegenerationneuropathySARM1WallerianWldS

Identifiers

PMID33406435
PMCPMC8179325
OpenAlexW3119346562

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