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ReviewBiochemical pharmacology2024

Parthanatos: Mechanisms, modulation, and therapeutic prospects in neurodegenerative disease and stroke.

Liu Yang, Lauren Guttman, Valina L Dawson, Ted M Dawson

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In one paragraph

Review in Biochemical pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.3field-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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Programmed cell death in human respiratory syncytial virus infection.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  8. PARP1 deficiency mitigates amyloid pathology, neurodegeneration, and cognitive decline in a familial Alzheimer's disease model.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  11. Programmed cell death: a promising management for Alzheimer's disease.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  14. Non-canonical cell death in neurodegeneration: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic Frontiers.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liu YangNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Lauren GuttmanNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Valina L DawsonNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: vdawson1@jhmi.edu.
Ted M DawsonNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: tdawson@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Poly (ADP-Ribose) and AIF in Neuronal InjuryR01NS067525 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI VALINA L. DAWSON, Ted M. Dawson · 2010 to 2026
$6.0M
Parthanatos, AIF and PAAN-1 in Neuronal InjuryR37NS067525 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DAWSON, TED M., DAWSON, VALINA L. · 2015 to 2021
$5.3M
Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Training Program: Enhancing Inclusivity Through Universal Design for Learning in Graduate CoursesT32GM135083 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Caren L. Freel Meyers · 2020 to 2026
$3.3M
MIF Nuclease actions in Synuclein DementiasR01AG085688 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI VALINA L. DAWSON, Ted M. Dawson · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG085688NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135083NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS067525NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS067525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parthanatos is a cell death signaling pathway that has emerged as a compelling target for pharmaceutical intervention. It plays a pivotal role in the neuron loss and neuroinflammation that occurs in Parkinson's Disease (PD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Huntington's Disease (HD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and stroke. There are currently no treatments available to humans to prevent cell death in any of these diseases. This review provides an in-depth examination of the current understanding of the Parthanatos mechanism, with a particular focus on its implications in neuroinflammation and various diseases discussed herein. Furthermore, we thoroughly review potential intervention targets within the Parthanatos pathway. We dissect recent progress in inhibitory strategies, complimented by a detailed structural analysis of key Parthanatos executioners, PARP-1, AIF, and MIF, along with an assessment of their established inhibitors. We hope to introduce a new perspective on the feasibility of targeting components within the Parthanatos pathway, emphasizing its potential to bring about transformative outcomes in therapeutic interventions. By delineating therapeutic opportunities and known targets, we seek to emphasize the imperative of blocking Parthanatos as a precursor to developing disease-modifying treatments. This comprehensive exploration aims to catalyze a paradigm shift in our understanding of potential neurodegenerative disease therapeutics, advocating for the pursuit of effective interventions centered around Parthanatos inhibition.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesParthanatosStrokeAnimalsHumansNeuroprotective AgentsNeuroprotective AgentsApoptosis inducing factor (AIF)Cell DeathMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)PAANIB-1Poly ADP-ribose (PAR)Poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP)

Identifiers

PMID38552851
PMCPMC11410548
OpenAlexW4393237860

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