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ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2023

Ghrelin system in Alzheimer's disease.

Jing Tian, Tienju Wang, Heng Du

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Ghrelin Induces Ferroptosis Resistance and M2 Polarization of Microglia to Alleviate Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing TianDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, KS, USA.
Tienju WangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, KS, USA.
Heng DuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, KS, USA; Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, KS, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, USA. Electronic address: heng.du@ku.edu.
University of Kansas · USUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

GOAT-mediated ghrelin deregulation and hippocampal pathology in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG059753 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Heng Du · 2018 to 2026
$3.4M
mtDNA leakage and STING-dependent microglial innate immune response in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG075108 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Heng Du · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Mitochondrial ATP Synthase Dysfunction and Synaptic Stress in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG053588 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI DU, HENG · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053588NIA NIH HHS R01 AG059753NIA NIH HHS R01 AG075108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in seniors. Current efforts to understand the etiopathogenesis of this neurodegenerative disorder have brought forth questions about systemic factors in the development of AD. Ghrelin is a brain-gut peptide that is activated by ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) and signals via its receptor, growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). With increasing recognition of the neurotropic effects of ghrelin, the role of ghrelin system deregulation in the development of AD has been accentuated in recent years. In this review, we summarized recent research progress regarding the mechanisms of ghrelin signaling dysregulation and its contribution to AD brain pathology. In addition, we also discussed the therapeutic potential of strategies targeting ghrelin signaling for the treatment of this neurological disease.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseGhrelinHumansReceptors, GhrelinSignal TransductionGhrelinReceptors, Ghrelin

Identifiers

PMID36527939
PMCPMC10395051
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