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ReviewBiomedicines2021

Current Understanding of the Physiopathology, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach to Alzheimer's Disease.

Victoria García-Morales, Anabel González-Acedo, Lucía Melguizo-Rodríguez, Teresa Pardo-Moreno, Víctor Javier Costela-Ruiz, María Montiel-Troya, Juan José Ramos-Rodríguez

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Review in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
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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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Victoria García-MoralesDepartment of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health, Physiology Area, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, 11003 Cádiz, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8964-9935
Anabel González-AcedoBiomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.
Lucía Melguizo-RodríguezBiomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.
Teresa Pardo-MorenoInstituto Nacional de Gestión Sanitaria (INGESA), Primary Health Care, 51003 Ceuta, Spain.
Víctor Javier Costela-RuizBiomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7285-6615
María Montiel-TroyaDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences (Ceuta), University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain.
Juan José Ramos-RodríguezDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences (Ceuta), University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9081-5366
Universidad de Granada · ESUniversidad de Cádiz · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. It is characterized by cognitive decline and progressive memory loss. The aim of this review was to update the state of knowledge on the pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnostic methods and therapeutic approach to AD. Currently, the amyloid cascade hypothesis remains the leading theory in the pathophysiology of AD. This hypothesis states that amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition triggers a chemical cascade of events leading to the development of AD dementia. The antemortem diagnosis of AD is still based on clinical parameters. Diagnostic procedures in AD include fluid-based biomarkers such as those present in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma or diagnostic imaging methods. Currently, the therapeutic armory available focuses on symptom control and is based on four pillars: pharmacological treatment where acetylcholinesterase inhibitors stand out; pharmacological treatment under investigation which includes drugs focused on the control of Aβ pathology and tau hyperphosphorylation; treatment focusing on risk factors such as diabetes; or nonpharmacological treatments aimed at preventing development of the disease or treating symptoms through occupational therapy or psychological help. AD remains a largely unknown disease. Further research is needed to identify new biomarkers and therapies that can prevent progression of the pathology.

Indexed as

acetylcholinesterase inhibitorsAlzheimer’s diseasebiomarkerdiagnosisimmunotherapysenile plaquestau proteintreatmentβ-amyloid protein

Identifiers

PMID34944723
PMCPMC8698840
OpenAlexW4200469821

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