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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Neurodegenerative Disorders: Spotlight on Sphingolipids.

Frida Mandik, Melissa Vos

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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 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Endoplasmic Reticulum Proteins Impact Penetrance in aInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. Lipids in Neurodegenerative Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  7. Autophagy Regulators in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
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  9. A single 36-h water-only fast vastly remodels the plasma lipidome.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Frida MandikInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2562-5018
Melissa VosInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9883-7698
University of Lübeck · DE

Funding

Else-Kröner_Fresenius-Stiftung 2017_A56
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases are incurable diseases of the nervous system that lead to a progressive loss of brain areas and neuronal subtypes, which is associated with an increase in symptoms that can be linked to the affected brain areas. The key findings that appear in many neurodegenerative diseases are deposits of proteins and the damage of mitochondria, which mainly affect energy production and mitophagy. Several causative gene mutations have been identified in various neurodegenerative diseases; however, a large proportion are considered sporadic. In the last decade, studies linking lipids, and in particular sphingolipids, to neurodegenerative diseases have shown the importance of these sphingolipids in the underlying pathogenesis. Sphingolipids are bioactive lipids consisting of a sphingoid base linked to a fatty acid and a hydrophilic head group. They are involved in various cellular processes, such as cell growth, apoptosis, and autophagy, and are an essential component of the brain. In this review, we will cover key findings that demonstrate the relevance of sphingolipids in neurodegenerative diseases and will focus on neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation and Parkinson's disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsCeramidesHumansMitochondriaMitophagyNeurodegenerative DiseasesSphingolipidsCeramidesSphingolipidsceramideNBIAneurodegenerationParkinson’s diseasesphingolipids

Identifiers

PMID34769423
PMCPMC8584905
OpenAlexW3212728933

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