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ArticleScientific reports2024

Native PLGA nanoparticles attenuate Aβ-seed induced tau aggregation under in vitro conditions: potential implication in Alzheimer's disease pathology.

Pallabi Sil Paul, Tark Patel, Jae-Young Cho, Allan Yarahmady, Aria Khalili, Valentyna Semenchenko, Holger Wille, Marianna Kulka, Sue-Ann Mok, Satyabrata Kar

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. 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
3.3field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pallabi Sil PaulDepartments of Medicine (Neurology), Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M8, Canada.
Tark PatelDepartments of Biochemistry, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M8, Canada.
Jae-Young ChoNanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M9, Canada.
Allan YarahmadyDepartments of Biochemistry, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M8, Canada.
Aria KhaliliNanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M9, Canada.
Valentyna SemenchenkoNanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M9, Canada.
Holger WilleDepartments of Biochemistry, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M8, Canada.
Marianna KulkaNanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M9, Canada.
Sue-Ann MokDepartments of Biochemistry, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M8, Canada.
Satyabrata KarDepartments of Medicine (Neurology), Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M8, Canada. skar@ualberta.ca.
University of Alberta · CANational Institute for Nanotechnology · CANational Research Council Canada · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence suggests that beta-amyloid (Aβ)-induced phosphorylation/aggregation of tau protein plays a critical role in the degeneration of neurons and development of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia affecting the elderly population. Many studies have pursued a variety of small molecules, including nanoparticles conjugated with drugs to interfere with Aβ and/or tau aggregation/toxicity as an effective strategy for AD treatment. We reported earlier that FDA approved PLGA nanoparticles without any drug can attenuate Aβ aggregation/toxicity in cellular/animal models of AD. In this study, we evaluated the effects of native PLGA on Aβ seed-induced aggregation of tau protein using a variety of biophysical, structural and spectroscopic approaches. Our results show that Aβ

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Alzheimer DiseaseNanoparticlesAgedAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsHumansPhosphorylationtau ProteinsAmyloid beta-Peptidestau Proteins

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PMID38167993
PMCPMC10762165
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