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ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2021

Lipocalin 2 regulates iron homeostasis, neuroinflammation, and insulin resistance in the brains of patients with dementia: Evidence from the current literature.

Daejin Lim, Jae-Ho Jeong, Juhyun Song

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Review in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 57 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daejin LimDepartment of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Jae-Ho JeongDepartment of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Juhyun SongDepartment of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9165-8507
Chonnam National University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2017R1A6A3A04006167National Research Foundation of Korea 2019R1F1A1054111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia accompanied by memory loss is considered one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases worldwide, and its prevalence is gradually increasing. Known risk factors for dementia include genetic background, certain lifestyle and dietary patterns, smoking, iron overload, insulin resistance, and impaired glucose metabolism in the brain. Here, we review recent evidence on the regulatory role of lipocalin 2 (LCN2) in dementia from various perspectives. LCN2 is a neutrophil gelatinase-associated protein that influences diverse cellular processes, including the immune system, iron homeostasis, lipid metabolism, and inflammatory responses. Although its functions within the peripheral system are most widely recognized, recent findings have revealed links between LCN2 and central nervous system diseases, as well as novel roles for LCN2 in neurons and glia. Furthermore, LCN2 may modulate diverse pathological mechanisms involved in dementia. Taken together, LCN2 is a promising therapeutic target with which to address the neuropathology of dementia.

Indexed as

BrainDementiaHomeostasisHumansInsulin ResistanceIronLipid MetabolismLipocalin-2Neuroinflammatory DiseasesIronLCN2 protein, humanLipocalin-2dementiainsulin resistanceiron homeostasislipocalin 2 (LCN2)neuroinflammation

Identifiers

PMID33945675
PMCPMC8265939
OpenAlexW3158252559

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