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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3/Machado-Joseph Disease through Integration of Pathological Biomarkers and Therapeutic Strategies.

Yu-Shuan Chen, Zhen-Xiang Hong, Shinn-Zong Lin, Horng-Jyh Harn

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-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

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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Shuan ChenBioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Zhen-Xiang HongBioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Shinn-Zong LinBioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Horng-Jyh HarnBioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Tzu Chi Foundation · TWTzu Chi University · TW

Funding

Bioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation MF00A130SS05Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C. MOST 107-2218-E-303 -001 -MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3/MJD) is a progressive motor disease with no broadly effective treatment. However, most current therapies are based on symptoms rather than the underlying disease mechanisms. In this review, we describe potential therapeutic strategies based on known pathological biomarkers and related pathogenic processes. The three major conclusions from the current studies are summarized as follows: (i) for the drugs currently being tested in clinical trials; a weak connection was observed between drugs and SCA3/MJD biomarkers. The only two exceptions are the drugs suppressing glutamate-induced calcium influx and chemical chaperon. (ii) For most of the drugs that have been tested in animal studies, there is a direct association with pathological biomarkers. We further found that many drugs are associated with inducing autophagy, which is supported by the evidence of deficient autophagy biomarkers in SCA3/MJD, and that there may be more promising therapeutics. (iii) Some reported biomarkers lack relatively targeted drugs. Low glucose utilization, altered amino acid metabolism, and deficient insulin signaling are all implicated in SCA3/MJD, but there have been few studies on treatment strategies targeting these abnormalities. Therapeutic strategies targeting multiple pathological SCA3/MJD biomarkers may effectively block disease progression and preserve neurological function.

Indexed as

Genetic MarkersAutophagyBiomarkersClinical Trials as TopicHumansMachado-Joseph DiseaseMolecular Targeted TherapySignal TransductionBiomarkersGenetic Markerspathological biomarkersspinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado–Joseph diseasetherapeutic strategies

Identifiers

PMID32357546
PMCPMC7246822
OpenAlexW3018495683

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