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ReviewPharmaceutics2023

Current Treatments and New, Tentative Therapies for Parkinson's Disease.

Teresa Pardo-Moreno, Victoria García-Morales, Sami Suleiman-Martos, Antonio Rivas-Domínguez, Himan Mohamed-Mohamed, Juan José Ramos-Rodríguez, Lucía Melguizo-Rodríguez, Anabel González-Acedo

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
18.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Teresa Pardo-MorenoPrimary Health Care, Instituto Nacional de Gestión Sanitaria (INGESA), 51003 Ceuta, Spain.
Victoria García-MoralesPhysiology Area, Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Pl. Falla, 9, 11003 Cádiz, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8964-9935
Sami Suleiman-MartosServicio Andaluz de Salud, Avd. del Sur 11, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Antonio Rivas-DomínguezDepartment of Celular Biology, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2070-8834
Himan Mohamed-MohamedDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences (Ceuta), University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain.
Juan José Ramos-RodríguezDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences (Ceuta), University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9081-5366
Lucía Melguizo-RodríguezBiomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9176-6997
Anabel González-AcedoBiomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.
Universidad de Granada · ESAndalusian Health Service · ESUniversidad de Cádiz · ESUniversidad de Sevilla · ES

Funding

Regional Government of Andalusia P18-RT-3324Regional Government of Andalusia P20-01293
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative pathology, the origin of which is associated with the death of neuronal cells involved in the production of dopamine. The prevalence of PD has increased exponentially. The aim of this review was to describe the novel treatments for PD that are currently under investigation and study and the possible therapeutic targets. The pathophysiology of this disease is based on the formation of alpha-synuclein folds that generate Lewy bodies, which are cytotoxic and reduce dopamine levels. Most pharmacological treatments for PD target alpha-synuclein to reduce the symptoms. These include treatments aimed at reducing the accumulation of alpha-synuclein (epigallocatechin), reducing its clearance via immunotherapy, inhibiting LRRK2, and upregulating cerebrosidase (ambroxol). Parkinson's disease continues to be a pathology of unknown origin that generates a significant social cost for the patients who suffer from it. Although there is still no definitive cure for this disease at present, there are numerous treatments available aimed at reducing the symptomatology of PD in addition to other therapeutic alternatives that are still under investigation. However, the therapeutic approach to this pathology should include a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies to maximise outcomes and improve symptomatological control in these patients. It is therefore necessary to delve deeper into the pathophysiology of the disease in order to improve these treatments and therefore the quality of life of the patients.

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alpha-synucleinLewy bodiesParkinson’s diseasetherapeutic targets

Identifiers

PMID36986631
PMCPMC10051786
OpenAlexW4322503869

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