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ReviewSeminars in immunology2022

Pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases: An interplay among axonal transport failure, oxidative stress, and inflammation?

Giuseppina Tesco, Selene Lomoio

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Review in Seminars in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Giuseppina TescoDepartment of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Selene LomoioDepartment of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111, USA. Electronic address: selene.lomoio@tufts.edu.

Funding

BACE1 trafficking and degradation in Alzheimer’s diseaseRF1AG057148 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI TESCO, GIUSEPPINA · 2017 to 2017
$3.1M
NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG057148
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are heterogeneous neurological disorders characterized by a progressive loss of selected neuronal populations. A significant risk factor for most NDs is aging. Considering the constant increase in life expectancy, NDs represent a global public health burden. Axonal transport (AT) is a central cellular process underlying the generation and maintenance of neuronal architecture and connectivity. Deficits in AT appear to be a common thread for most, if not all, NDs. Neuroinflammation has been notoriously difficult to define in relation to NDs. Inflammation is a complex multifactorial process in the CNS, which varies depending on the disease stage. Several lines of evidence suggest that AT defect, axonopathy and neuroinflammation are tightly interlaced. However, whether these impairments play a causative role in NDs or are merely a downstream effect of neuronal degeneration remains unsettled. We still lack reliable information on the temporal relationship between these pathogenic mechanisms, although several findings suggest that they may occur early during ND pathophysiology. This article will review the latest evidence emerging on whether the interplay between AT perturbations and some aspects of CNS inflammation can participate in ND etiology, analyze their potential as therapeutic targets, and the urge to identify early surrogate biomarkers.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesAxonal TransportHumansInflammationNeuroinflammatory DiseasesOxidative StressAxonal transportAxonopathyMicrogliaNeurodegenerationNeuroinflammationOxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID35779975
PMCPMC9807734

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