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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Role of the Inflammasome in Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Federica Piancone, Francesca La Rosa, Ivana Marventano, Marina Saresella, Mario Clerici

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
88citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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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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

88 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 137 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Federica PianconeIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20148 Milano, Italy.
Francesca La RosaIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20148 Milano, Italy.
Ivana MarventanoIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20148 Milano, Italy.
Marina SaresellaIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20148 Milano, Italy.
Mario ClericiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20148 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5920-6191
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases are chronic, progressive disorders that occur in the central nervous system (CNS). They are characterized by the loss of neuronal structure and function and are associated with inflammation. Inflammation of the CNS is called neuroinflammation, which has been implicated in most neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Much evidence indicates that these different conditions share a common inflammatory mechanism: the activation of the inflammasome complex in peripheral monocytes and in microglia, with the consequent production of high quantities of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Inflammasomes are a group of multimeric signaling complexes that include a sensor Nod-like receptor (NLR) molecule, the adaptor protein ASC, and caspase-1. The NLRP3 inflammasome is currently the best-characterized inflammasome. Multiple signals, which are potentially provided in combination and include endogenous danger signals and pathogens, trigger the formation of an active inflammasome, which, in turn, will stimulate the cleavage and the release of bioactive cytokines including IL-1β and IL-18. In this review, we will summarize results implicating the inflammasome as a pivotal player in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and discuss how compounds that hamper the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome could offer novel therapeutic avenues for these diseases.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaMultiple SclerosisNeurodegenerative DiseasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinParkinson DiseaseSignal TransductionInflammasomesInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinAlzheimer’s diseaseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisinflammasomemultiple sclerosisneurodegenerative diseasesneuroinflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeParkinson’s diseases

Identifiers

PMID33670164
PMCPMC7916884
OpenAlexW3128695211

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