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ReviewCurrent neuropharmacology2018

The Role of LRRK2 in Neurodegeneration of Parkinson Disease.

Qin Rui, Haibo Ni, Di Li, Rong Gao, Gang Chen

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Review in Current neuropharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 105 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
105citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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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

105 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 180 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qin RuiDepartment of Laboratory, The First People`s Hospital of Zhangjiagang City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Haibo NiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First People`s Hospital of Zhangjiagang City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Di LiDepartment of Translational Medicine Center, The First People`s Hospital of Zhangjiagang City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Rong GaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First People`s Hospital of Zhangjiagang City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Gang ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Soochow University · CNZhangjiagang First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene and α-synuclein gene (SNCA) are the key influencing factors of Parkinson's disease (PD). It is reported that dysfunction of LRRK2 may influence the accumulation of α-synuclein and its pathology to alter cellular functions and signaling pathways by the kinase activation of LRRK2. The accumulation of α-synuclein is one of the main stimulants of microglial activation. Microglia are macrophages that reside in the brain, and activation of microglia is believed to contribute to neuroinflammation and neuronal death in PD. Therefore, clarifying the complex relationship among LRRK2, α-synuclein and microglials could offer targeted clinical therapies for PD. Here, we provide an updated review focused on the discussion of the evidence supporting some of the key mechanisms that are important for LRRK2-dependent neurodegeneration in PD.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2Nerve DegenerationParkinsonian DisordersLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2MAPKmicroglianeurodegenerationneuroinflammation.Parkinson`s diseaseα-synuclein

Identifiers

PMID29473513
PMCPMC6251048
OpenAlexW2792312976

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