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ReviewBiomolecules2021

Neuronal Dopamine D3 Receptors: Translational Implications for Preclinical Research and CNS Disorders.

Béla Kiss, István Laszlovszky, Balázs Krámos, András Visegrády, Amrita Bobok, György Lévay, Balázs Lendvai, Viktor Román

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Review in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Béla KissPharmacological and Drug Safety Research, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
István LaszlovszkyMedical Division, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
Balázs KrámosSpectroscopic Research Department, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
András VisegrádyPharmacological and Drug Safety Research, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
Amrita BobokPharmacological and Drug Safety Research, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
György LévayPharmacological and Drug Safety Research, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
Balázs LendvaiPharmacological and Drug Safety Research, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
Viktor RománPharmacological and Drug Safety Research, Gedeon Richter Plc., 1103 Budapest, Hungary.
Gedeon Richter (Hungary) · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dopamine (DA), as one of the major neurotransmitters in the central nervous system (CNS) and periphery, exerts its actions through five types of receptors which belong to two major subfamilies such as D1-like (i.e., D1 and D5 receptors) and D2-like (i.e., D2, D3 and D4) receptors. Dopamine D3 receptor (D3R) was cloned 30 years ago, and its distribution in the CNS and in the periphery, molecular structure, cellular signaling mechanisms have been largely explored. Involvement of D3Rs has been recognized in several CNS functions such as movement control, cognition, learning, reward, emotional regulation and social behavior. D3Rs have become a promising target of drug research and great efforts have been made to obtain high affinity ligands (selective agonists, partial agonists and antagonists) in order to elucidate D3R functions. There has been a strong drive behind the efforts to find drug-like compounds with high affinity and selectivity and various functionality for D3Rs in the hope that they would have potential treatment options in CNS diseases such as schizophrenia, drug abuse, Parkinson's disease, depression, and restless leg syndrome. In this review, we provide an overview and update of the major aspects of research related to D3Rs: distribution in the CNS and periphery, signaling and molecular properties, the status of ligands available for D3R research (agonists, antagonists and partial agonists), behavioral functions of D3Rs, the role in neural networks, and we provide a summary on how the D3R-related drug research has been translated to human therapy.

Indexed as

Biomedical ResearchTranslational Research, BiomedicalAnimalsBrainCentral Nervous System DiseasesHumansNeuronsReceptors, Dopamine D3Receptors, Dopamine D3D3 ligandsdopamine D3 functionsdopamine D3 receptorlocalizationmolecular structuresignalizationtherapeutic indications

Identifiers

PMID33466844
PMCPMC7830622
OpenAlexW3118940079

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