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ReviewTranslational neurodegeneration2022

Deciphering lipid dysregulation in ALS: from mechanisms to translational medicine.

Ira Agrawal, Yong Shan Lim, Shi-Yan Ng, Shuo-Chien Ling

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Review in Translational neurodegeneration, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Loss of Nuclear TDP-43 Impairs Lipid Metabolism in Microglia-Like Cells.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ira AgrawalDepartment of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Tahir Foundation Building, MD1, 16-03-H, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117549, Singapore.
Yong Shan LimDepartment of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Tahir Foundation Building, MD1, 16-03-H, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117549, Singapore.
Shi-Yan NgDepartment of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Tahir Foundation Building, MD1, 16-03-H, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117549, Singapore.
Shuo-Chien LingDepartment of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Tahir Foundation Building, MD1, 16-03-H, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117549, Singapore. shuochien@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0300-8812
National University of Singapore · SGAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipids, defined by low solubility in water and high solubility in nonpolar solvents, can be classified into fatty acids, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, and sterols. Lipids not only regulate integrity and fluidity of biological membranes, but also serve as energy storage and bioactive molecules for signaling. Causal mutations in SPTLC1 (serine palmitoyltransferase long chain subunit 1) gene within the lipogenic pathway have been identified in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a paralytic and fatal motor neuron disease. Furthermore, lipid dysmetabolism within the central nervous system and circulation is associated with ALS. Here, we aim to delineate the diverse roles of different lipid classes and understand how lipid dysmetabolism may contribute to ALS pathogenesis. Among the different lipids, accumulation of ceramides, arachidonic acid, and lysophosphatidylcholine is commonly emerging  as detrimental to motor neurons. We end with exploring the potential ALS therapeutics by reducing these toxic lipids.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMotor Neuron DiseaseCeramidesHumansMotor NeuronsTranslational Science, BiomedicalCeramidesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisArachidonic acidCeramidesCholesterol estersEicosanoidsFatty acidsLysophosphatidylcholinePhospholipidsSphingolipidsTriglycerides

Identifiers

PMID36345044
PMCPMC9641964
OpenAlexW4308638268

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