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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) inhibition: a potential therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease.

Dipanjan Karati, Shreyasi Meur, Souvik Roy, Swarupananda Mukherjee, Biplab Debnath, Sajal Kumar Jha, Biresh Kumar Sarkar, Saheli Naskar, Priya Ghosh

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Lithium chloride suppresses ferroptosis of induced pluripotent stem cells with ApoE4/E4 from a sporadic Alzheimer's disease patient.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  6. The cross-talk between GSK-3β, RKIP, and PTEN as potential targets for therapeutic implications in cancer: a comprehensive insight.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2026
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  12. Exploring the Neuroprotective Properties of Celery (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  14. The Mechanisms of Lithium Action: The Old and New Findings.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Dipanjan KaratiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Techno India University, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700091, India.
Shreyasi MeurDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Techno India University, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700091, India.
Souvik RoyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata - Group of Institutions, 124, B.L Saha Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700053, India.
Swarupananda MukherjeeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata - Group of Institutions, 124, B.L Saha Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700053, India. swarupananda.mukherjee@nshm.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6511-3116
Biplab DebnathDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Bharat Technology, Uluberia, Howrah, West Bengal, 711316, India.
Sajal Kumar JhaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dubrajpur, West Bengal, 731123, India.
Biresh Kumar SarkarCentral Ayurveda Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700091, India.
Saheli NaskarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata - Group of Institutions, 124, B.L Saha Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700053, India.
Priya GhoshDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata - Group of Institutions, 124, B.L Saha Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700053, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia among older adults, is a chronic neurodegenerative pathology that causes a progressive loss of cognitive functioning with a decline of rational skills. It is well known that AD is multifactorial, so there are many different pharmacological targets that can be pursued. According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), 18 million individuals worldwide suffer from AD. Major initiatives to identify risk factors, enhance care giving, and conduct basic research to delay the beginning of AD were started by the USA, France, Germany, France, and various other nations. Widely recognized as a key player in the development and subsequent progression of AD pathogenesis, glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) controls a number of crucial targets associated with neuronal degeneration. GSK-3 inhibition has been linked to reduced tau hyperphosphorylation, β-amyloid formation, and neuroprotective benefits in Alzheimer's disease. Lithium, the very first inhibitor of GSK-3β that was used therapeutically, has been successfully used for many years with remarkable results. A great variety of structurally varied strong GSK-3β blockers have been identified in recent years. The purpose of this thorough review is to cover the biological and structural elements of glycogen synthase kinase, as well as the medicinal chemistry aspects of GSK inhibitors that have been produced in recent years.

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Alzheimer DiseaseGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Neuroprotective AgentsProtein Kinase InhibitorsAnimalsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaNeuroprotective AgentsProtein Kinase InhibitorsAlzheimer’s diseaseAxonal impairmentGSK-3NeurodegenerationNeuroinflammationNF-κB-mediated transcription

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