Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34418791›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2022

Recent insights into the role of glia and oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease gained from Drosophila.

Lindsey D Goodman, Hugo J Bellen

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023
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  18. Neuronal ROS-induced glial lipid droplet formation is altered by loss of Alzheimer's disease-associated genes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lindsey D GoodmanDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: lgoodman@bcm.edu.
Hugo J BellenDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · USNeurological Research Institute · US

Funding

Transposon induced disruption of most Drosophila genesR01GM067858 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BELLEN, HUGO J · 2003 to 2020
$15.7M
Functional Genomic Dissection of Alzheimer's Disease in Humans and Drosophila ModelsU01AG072439 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BELLEN, HUGO J, BOTAS, JUAN · 2021 to 2025
$8.4M
Expansion and characterization of the Drosophila Toolkit to study SARS-CoV-2R24OD022005 · OD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BELLEN, HUGO J · 2016 to 2023
$7.4M
Mutidisciplinary Training;Brain Disorders &DevelopmentT32NS043124 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SWANN, JOHN WILLIAM · 2002 to 2021
$4.6M
IMPACTS OF GLIAL LIPID DROPLETS ON OXIDATIVE STRESS AND NEURODEGENERATION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASER01AG073260 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BELLEN, HUGO J · 2021 to 2025
$2.6M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIA NIH HHS R01 AG073260NIA NIH HHS U01 AG072439NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM067858NIH HHS R24 OD022005NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS043124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, we discuss findings made using Drosophila on Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk and progression. Recent studies have investigated the mechanisms underlying glia-mediated neuroprotection in AD. First, we discuss a novel mechanism of glial lipid droplet formation that occurs in response to elevated reactive oxygen species in neurons. The data suggest that disruptions to this process contribute to AD risk. We further discuss novel mechanistic insights into glia-mediated Aβ42-clearance made using the fly. Finally, we highlight work that provides evidence that the aberrant accumulation of reactive oxygen species in AD may not just be a consequence of disease but contribute to disease progression as well. Cumulatively, the discussed studies highlight recent, relevant discoveries in AD made using Drosophila.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsDrosophilaNeurogliaOxidative StressAmyloid beta-Peptides

Identifiers

PMID34418791
PMCPMC8854453
OpenAlexW3195609132

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