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ReviewBiomolecules2022

Iron in Alzheimer's Disease: From Physiology to Disease Disabilities.

Amit Pal, Giselle Cerchiaro, Isha Rani, Mariacarla Ventriglia, Mauro Rongioletti, Antonio Longobardi, Rosanna Squitti

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomolecules, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Iron and Targeted Iron Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Amit PalDepartment of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Kalyani 741245, West Bengal, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9916-3309
Giselle CerchiaroCenter for Natural Sciences and Humanities, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Avenida dos Estados, 5001, Bl.B, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8606-5400
Isha RaniDepartment of Biochemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU), Mullana, Ambala 133203, Haryana, India.
Mariacarla VentrigliaFatebenefratelli Foundation for Health Research and Education, AFaR Division, 00186 Rome, Italy.
Mauro RongiolettiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Research and Development Division, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina, Gemelli Isola, 00186 Rome, Italy.
Antonio LongobardiMolecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, 25125 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8292-6434
Rosanna SquittiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Research and Development Division, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina, Gemelli Isola, 00186 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5624-1140
Fatebenefratelli Hospital · ITAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · INCentro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli · ITMaharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana · INUniversidade Federal do ABC · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role in the neurodegeneration processes. Increased oxidative stress damages lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in brain tissue, and it is tied to the loss of biometal homeostasis. For this reason, attention has been focused on transition metals involved in several biochemical reactions producing ROS. Even though a bulk of evidence has uncovered the role of metals in the generation of the toxic pathways at the base of Alzheimer's disease (AD), this matter has been sidelined by the advent of the Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis. However, the link between metals and AD has been investigated in the last two decades, focusing on their local accumulation in brain areas known to be critical for AD. Recent evidence revealed a relation between iron and AD, particularly in relation to its capacity to increase the risk of the disease through ferroptosis. In this review, we briefly summarize the major points characterizing the function of iron in our body and highlight why, even though it is essential for our life, we have to monitor its dysfunction, particularly if we want to control our risk of AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseNucleic AcidsTrace ElementsHumansIronLipidsMetalsReactive Oxygen SpeciesIronLipidsMetalsNucleic AcidsReactive Oxygen SpeciesTrace ElementsAlzheimer’s diseaseceruloplasminferroptosisironreactive oxygen species

Identifiers

PMID36139084
PMCPMC9496246
OpenAlexW4296793908

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