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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Aβ and Tau Interact with Metal Ions, Lipid Membranes and Peptide-Based Amyloid Inhibitors: Are These Common Features Relevant in Alzheimer's Disease?

Giuseppe Di Natale, Giuseppina Sabatino, Michele Francesco Maria Sciacca, Rita Tosto, Danilo Milardi, Giuseppe Pappalardo

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 36 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giuseppe Di NataleIstituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy.
Giuseppina SabatinoIstituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7737-7517
Michele Francesco Maria SciaccaIstituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9981-3321
Rita TostoIstituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy.
Danilo MilardiIstituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3940-9439
Giuseppe PappalardoIstituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7328-3492
Institute of Crystallography · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last two decades, the amyloid hypothesis, i.e., the abnormal accumulation of toxic Aβ assemblies in the brain, has been considered the mainstream concept sustaining research in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). However, the course of cognitive decline and AD development better correlates with tau accumulation rather than amyloid peptide deposition. Moreover, all clinical trials of amyloid-targeting drug candidates have been unsuccessful, implicitly suggesting that the amyloid hypothesis needs significant amendments. Accumulating evidence supports the existence of a series of potentially dangerous relationships between Aβ oligomeric species and tau protein in AD. However, the molecular determinants underlying pathogenic Aβ/tau cross interactions are not fully understood. Here, we discuss the common features of Aβ and tau molecules, with special emphasis on: (i) the critical role played by metal dyshomeostasis in promoting both Aβ and tau aggregation and oxidative stress, in AD; (ii) the effects of lipid membranes on Aβ and tau (co)-aggregation at the membrane interface; (iii) the potential of small peptide-based inhibitors of Aβ and tau misfolding as therapeutic tools in AD. Although the molecular mechanism underlying the direct Aβ/tau interaction remains largely unknown, the arguments discussed in this review may help reinforcing the current view of a synergistic Aβ/tau molecular crosstalk in AD and stimulate further research to mechanism elucidation and next-generation AD therapeutics.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloidosisAmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloidogenic ProteinsHumansIonsLipidsMetalstau ProteinsAmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloidogenic ProteinsIonsLipidsMetalstau ProteinsAlzheimer’s Diseaseamyloidmembranesmetal complexesneurodegenerationpeptides

Identifiers

PMID36014310
PMCPMC9414153
OpenAlexW4290989532

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