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ReviewBiomolecules2021

The Multiple Roles of Sphingomyelin in Parkinson's Disease.

Paola Signorelli, Carmela Conte, Elisabetta Albi

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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 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 56 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paola SignorelliBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Health Sciences Department, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2368-2393
Carmela ConteDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2456-6300
Elisabetta AlbiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5745-5343
University of Perugia · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances over the past decade have improved our understanding of the role of sphingolipid in the onset and progression of Parkinson's disease. Much attention has been paid to ceramide derived molecules, especially glucocerebroside, and little on sphingomyelin, a critical molecule for brain physiopathology. Sphingomyelin has been proposed to be involved in PD due to its presence in the myelin sheath and for its role in nerve impulse transmission, in presynaptic plasticity, and in neurotransmitter receptor localization. The analysis of sphingomyelin-metabolizing enzymes, the development of specific inhibitors, and advanced mass spectrometry have all provided insight into the signaling mechanisms of sphingomyelin and its implications in Parkinson's disease. This review describes in vitro and in vivo studies with often conflicting results. We focus on the synthesis and degradation enzymes of sphingomyelin, highlighting the genetic risks and the molecular alterations associated with Parkinson's disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrainGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMetabolomeModels, BiologicalParkinson DiseaseSphingomyelinsSphingomyelinsneurodegenerationParkinson’s diseasesphingolipidssphingomyelin

Identifiers

PMID34572524
PMCPMC8469734
OpenAlexW3198638776

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