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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

TDP-43 and Inflammation: Implications for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia.

Fiona Bright, Gabriella Chan, Annika van Hummel, Lars M Ittner, Yazi D Ke

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 60 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fiona BrightDementia Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1255-2350
Gabriella ChanDementia Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Annika van HummelDementia Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Lars M IttnerDementia Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Yazi D KeDementia Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1423-0451
Macquarie University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The abnormal mislocalisation and ubiquitinated protein aggregation of the TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) within the cytoplasm of neurons and glia in the central nervous system (CNS) is a pathological hallmark of early-onset neurodegenerative disorders amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The pathomechanisms underlying abnormal mislocalisation and aggregation of TDP-43 remain unknown. However, there is a growing body of evidence implicating neuroinflammation and immune-mediated mechanisms in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration. Importantly, most of the evidence for an active role of immunity and inflammation in the pathogenesis of ALS and FTD relates specifically to TDP-43, posing the question as to whether immune-mediated mechanisms could hold the key to understanding TDP-43's underlying role in neurodegeneration in both diseases. Therefore, this review aims to piece together key lines of evidence for the specific association of TDP-43 with key immune and inflammatory pathways to explore the nature of this relationship and the implications for potential pathomechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in ALS and FTD.

Indexed as

MutationAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsFrontotemporal DementiaHumansInflammationDNA-Binding ProteinsTARDBP protein, humanALSFTDimmunityneurodegenerationneuroinflammationTDP-43

Identifiers

PMID34360544
PMCPMC8346169
OpenAlexW3183448209

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