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ReviewJournal of neurochemistry2025

Astrocytes as Metabolic Sensors Orchestrating Energy-Driven Brain Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease.

Leyre Sánchez de Muniain, Paula Escalada, María J Ramírez, Maite Solas

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Review in Journal of neurochemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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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

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Combined Effects ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  2. Neuroprotective Potential ofBiomolecules · 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.

Leyre Sánchez de MuniainDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0004-4487-935X
Paula EscaladaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-5164-9410
María J RamírezDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Maite SolasDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7670-3237

Funding

MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 PID2021-128737NB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading neurodegenerative disorder linked to aging, emerges within a paradoxical metabolic landscape. Despite rising cellular energy demands due to accumulated damage and stress, overall energy expenditure remains stable or declines with age. The brain, acting as the central regulator, responds to hypermetabolic signals from aged tissues by activating energy-conserving mechanisms. In this scenario, astrocytes, strategically located between blood vessels and neurons, play a pivotal role as energy sensors, adapting to systemic stress and modulating brain metabolism. This review explores how astrocytes undergo metabolic reprogramming in the early stages, potentially becoming maladaptive over time, fueling neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and accelerating AD. By understanding astrocyte energetics, we uncover new avenues for biomarkers and therapies that could transform AD treatment.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAstrocytesBrainEnergy MetabolismAnimalsHumansOxidative Stressagingallostasisglycolysishypermetabolismneurodegeneration

Identifiers

PMID41054216
PMCPMC12501489

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