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ReviewIbrain2022

Research progress of the CXCR4 mechanism in Alzheimer's disease.

Qiu-Lin Wang, Chang-Le Fang, Xue-Yan Huang, Lu-Lu Xue

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Review in Ibrain, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Qiu-Lin WangDepartment of Clinical Medicine Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.ORCID 0000-0003-0568-7115
Chang-Le FangDepartment of Anesthesiology Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Xue-Yan HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi Guizhou China.
Lu-Lu XueState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China.
Chongqing Medical University · CNSichuan University · CNSouthwest Medical University · CNZunyi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disease with complex clinical manifestations and pathogeneses such as abnormal deposition of beta-amyloid protein and inflammation caused by the excessive activation of microglia. CXC motif chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) is a type of G protein-coupled receptor that binds to CXC motif ligand 12 (CXCL12) to activate downstream signaling pathways, such as the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription and the renin-angiotensin system (Ras)/RAF proto-oncogene serine (Raf)/mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular-regulated protein kinase; most of these signaling pathways are involved in inflammatory responses. CXCR4 is highly expressed in the microglia and astrocytes; this might be one of the important causes of inflammation caused by microglia and astrocytes. In this review, we summarize the mechanism and therapeutics of AD, the structures of CXCR4 and the CXCL12 ligand, and the mechanisms of CXCR4/CXCL12 that are involved in the occurrence and development of AD. The possible treatment of AD through microglia and astrocytes is also discussed, with the aim of providing a new method for the treatment of AD.

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Alzheimer's diseaseastrocytesCXCL12CXCR4microglia

Identifiers

PMID37786419
PMCPMC10528775
OpenAlexW4214923759

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