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ReviewCerebral circulation - cognition and behavior2023

Targeting lysyl-oxidase (LOX) may facilitate intramural periarterial drainage for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Louise Kelly, Matthew Macgregor Sharp, Isabelle Thomas, Christopher Brown, Matthew Schrag, Lissa Ventura Antunes, Elena Solopova, José Martinez-Gonzalez, Cristina Rodríguez, Roxana Octavia Carare

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Review in Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Louise KellyFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, UK.
Matthew Macgregor SharpFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, UK.
Isabelle ThomasCardiff University, UK.
Christopher BrownFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, UK.
Matthew SchragDepartment of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Lissa Ventura AntunesDepartment of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Elena SolopovaDepartment of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
José Martinez-GonzalezInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
Cristina RodríguezCIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Roxana Octavia CarareFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, UK.
University of Southampton · GBVanderbilt University · USInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESCardiff University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is the commonest form of dementia. It is likely that a lack of clearance of amyloid beta (Aβ) results in its accumulation in the parenchyma as Aβ oligomers and insoluble plaques, and within the walls of blood vessels as cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). The drainage of Aβ along the basement membranes of blood vessels as intramural periarterial drainage (IPAD), could be improved if the driving force behind IPAD could be augmented, therefore reducing Aβ accumulation. There are alterations in the composition of the vascular basement membrane in Alzheimer's disease. Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is an enzyme involved in the remodelling of the extracellular matrix and its expression and function is altered in various disease states. The expression of LOX is increased in Alzheimer's disease, but it is unclear whether this is a contributory factor in the impairment of IPAD in Alzheimer's disease. The pharmacological inhibition of LOX may be a strategy to improve IPAD and reduce the accumulation of Aβ in the parenchyma and within the walls of blood vessels.

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Alzheimer's diseaseAmyloid betaBasement membraneCerebral amyloid angiopathyDementiaLysyl oxidase

Identifiers

PMID37457664
PMCPMC10338210
OpenAlexW4381952211

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