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ArticleiScience2023

Breast cancer therapies reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease and promote estrogenic pathways and action in brain.

Gregory L Branigan, Georgina Torrandell-Haro, Shuhua Chen, Yuan Shang, Samantha Perez-Miller, Zisu Mao, Marco Padilla-Rodriguez, Helena Cortes-Flores, Francesca Vitali, Roberta Diaz Brinton

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Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Women's midlife: the front line of Alzheimer prevention.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  4. Cardiovascular contributions to dementia: Examining sex differences and female-specific factors.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gregory L BraniganCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Georgina Torrandell-HaroCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Shuhua ChenCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Yuan ShangCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Samantha Perez-MillerCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Zisu MaoCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Marco Padilla-RodriguezCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Helena Cortes-FloresCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Francesca VitaliCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
Roberta Diaz BrintonCenter for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona; Tucson AZ, USA.
University of Arizona · USCenter for Innovation · USArizona Science Center · US

Funding

Timing of Menopausal Hormone Therapy across Perimenopause to Menopause Transition: Neuroimmune System in BrainP01AG026572 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Schantel Williams · 2006 to 2026
$53.7M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072980 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI HEATHER Allyson BIMONTE-NELSON · 2021 to 2026
$24.9M
Aging and Estrogenic Control of the Bioenergetic System in BrainR37AG053589 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI ROBERTA EILEEN BRINTON · 2017 to 2026
$4.2M
Translational research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (TRADD)T32AG061897 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI BRINTON, ROBERTA EILEEN · 2018 to 2022
$1.3M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG026572NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072980NIA NIH HHS R37 AG053589NIA NIH HHS T32 AG061897
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Worldwide, an ever-increasing number of women are prescribed estrogen-modulating therapies (EMTs) for the treatment of breast cancer. In parallel, aging of the global population of women will contribute to risk of both breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease. To address the impact of anti-estrogen therapies on risk of Alzheimer's and neural function, we conducted medical informatic and molecular pharmacology analyses to determine the impact of EMTs on risk of Alzheimer's followed by determination of EMT estrogenic mechanisms of action in neurons. Collectively, these data provide both clinical and mechanistic data indicating that select EMTs exert estrogenic agonist action in neural tissue that are associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease while simultaneously acting as effective estrogen receptor antagonists in breast.

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CancerNeurologyTherapy

Identifiers

PMID38026173
PMCPMC10663748
OpenAlexW4387902195

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