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ArticleProgress in molecular biology and translational science2021

Relevance of transgenic mouse models for Alzheimer's disease.

Leon M Tai, Juan Maldonado Weng, Mary Jo LaDu, Scott T Brady

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Article in Progress in molecular biology and translational science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. A therapeutic small molecule enhances γ-oscillations and improves cognition/memory in Alzheimer's disease model mice.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  14. Behaviour Hallmarks in Alzheimer's Disease 5xFAD Mouse Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leon M TaiDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Juan Maldonado WengDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Mary Jo LaDuDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States. Electronic address: mladu@uic.edu.
Scott T BradyDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
University of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Tau Conformation in Tauopathies and Neuronal FunctionR01NS082730 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI BRADY, SCOTT THOMAS, KANAAN, NICHOLAS M · 2014 to 2023
$7.0M
Deciphering molecular mechanisms that underlie brain endothelial cell dysfunction with APOE4R01AG061114 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI Leon Maing Tai · 2019 to 2026
$4.7M
Sex differences in the relationship between APOE and AD: Role of sexual differentiationRF1AG058068 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI GATZ, MARGARET, LADU, MARY JO · 2017 to 2017
$3.8M
CS6253 development for the treatment of apoE4 driven dementia includingAlzheimer's diseaseR44AG060826 · NIA · ARTERY THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI JOHANSSON, JAN · 2019 to 2020
$2.9M
R01 Estrogen therapy and APOE4 risk in Alzheimer's tested in female EFAD miceR01AG057008 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LADU, MARY JO, THATCHER, GREGORY R. J · 2017 to 2020
$2.5M
Characterization of protective roles of ApoE2 against aging and Alzheimer's diseaseR56AG058655 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI CAI, DONGMING, LADU, MARY JO · 2019 to 2019
$841k
Improving cognition and enriching brain DHA in APOE4 mice through dietary LPC-DHAR21AG061715 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI TAI, LEON MAING · 2019 to 2020
$440k
Targeting APOE modulated neurovascular dysfunctionR21AG053876 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI TAI, LEON MAING · 2017 to 2018
$440k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057008NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061114NIA NIH HHS R21 AG053876NIA NIH HHS R21 AG061715NIA NIH HHS R44 AG060826NIA NIH HHS R56 AG058655NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG058068NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS082730
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last several decades, a number of mouse models have been generated for mechanistic and preclinical therapeutic research on Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like behavioral impairments and pathology. Acceptance or rejection of these models by the scientific community is playing a prominent role in how research findings are viewed and whether grants get funded and manuscripts published. The question of whether models are useful has become an exceptionally contentious issue. Much time and effort have gone into investigators debating comments such as "there are no mouse models of AD," "…nice work but needs to be tested in another mouse model," or "only data from humans is valid." This leads to extensive written justifications for the choice of a model in grant applications, to the point of almost apologizing for the use of models. These debates also lead to initiatives to create new, better models of AD without consideration of what "better" may mean in this context. On the "other side," an argument supporting the use of mouse models is one cannot dissect a biological mechanism in postmortem human tissue. In this chapter, we examine issues that we believe must be addressed if in vivo AD research is to progress. We opine that it is not the models that are the issue, but rather a lack of understanding the aspects of AD-like pathology the models were designed to mimic. The goal here is to improve the utilization of models to address critical issues, not to offer a critique of existing models or make endorsements.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, Transgenictau Proteinstau ProteinsAgingAlzheimer's diseaseAPOEAβ pathologyMouse modelsPharmacodynamicsPharmacokineticsRisk factorsSexStudy designsTau pathologyTherapeutic interventionsUniversal biological variables

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PMID33453936
PMCPMC8163103
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