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ReviewBiosensors2021

Optical Imaging of Beta-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease.

Ziyi Luo, Hao Xu, Liwei Liu, Tymish Y Ohulchanskyy, Junle Qu

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Review in Biosensors, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Marine-derived Compounds: A Powerful Platform for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry · 2024
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  12. The Advances and Biomedical Applications of Imageable Nanomaterials.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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  14. High-Dose Photodynamic Therapy Increases Tau Protein Signals in Drosophila.IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics : a publication of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-optics Society
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ziyi LuoCenter for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Hao XuCenter for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Liwei LiuCenter for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Tymish Y OhulchanskyyCenter for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7051-6534
Junle QuCenter for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7833-4711

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 61835009/61620106016Shenzhen Basic Research Project JCYJ20170412105003520Shenzhen International Cooperation Project GJHZ20180928161811821, GJHZ20190822095420249
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial, irreversible, and incurable neurodegenerative disease. The main pathological feature of AD is the deposition of misfolded β-amyloid protein (Aβ) plaques in the brain. The abnormal accumulation of Aβ plaques leads to the loss of some neuron functions, further causing the neuron entanglement and the corresponding functional damage, which has a great impact on memory and cognitive functions. Hence, studying the accumulation mechanism of Aβ in the brain and its effect on other tissues is of great significance for the early diagnosis of AD. The current clinical studies of Aβ accumulation mainly rely on medical imaging techniques, which have some deficiencies in sensitivity and specificity. Optical imaging has recently become a research hotspot in the medical field and clinical applications, manifesting noninvasiveness, high sensitivity, absence of ionizing radiation, high contrast, and spatial resolution. Moreover, it is now emerging as a promising tool for the diagnosis and study of Aβ buildup. This review focuses on the application of the optical imaging technique for the determination of Aβ plaques in AD research. In addition, recent advances and key operational applications are discussed.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesNeurodegenerative DiseasesHumansOptical ImagingPlaque, AmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesAlzheimer’s disease (AD)fluorescence microscopynonlinear optical imagingoptical imagingβ-amyloid protein (Aβ)

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PMID34436057
PMCPMC8392287

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