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ArticleNeurotrauma reports2021

Activation of the Protein Kinase R-Like Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase (PERK) Pathway of the Unfolded Protein Response after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury and Treatment with a PERK Inhibitor.

Rhys D Brady, Stefanie Bird, Mujun Sun, Glenn R Yamakawa, Brendan P Major, Richelle Mychasiuk, Terence J O'Brien, Stuart J McDonald, Sandy R Shultz

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Article in Neurotrauma reports, 2021. 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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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Post-Translational Modifications in Traumatic Brain Injury: Decoding the Proteomic Landscape and Molecular Mechanisms of Secondary Injury.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rhys D BradyDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Stefanie BirdDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Mujun SunDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Glenn R YamakawaDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Brendan P MajorDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Richelle MychasiukDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Terence J O'BrienDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Stuart J McDonaldDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Sandy R ShultzDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Monash University · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegeneration after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasingly recognized as a key factor contributing to poor chronic outcomes. Activation (i.e., phosphorylation) of the protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) pathway has been implicated in neurodegenerative conditions with pathological similarities to TBI and may be a potential target to improve TBI outcomes. Here, we aimed to determine whether a moderate TBI would induce activation of the PERK pathway and whether treatment with the PERK inhibitor, GSK2606414, would improve TBI recovery. Male mice were administered a lateral fluid percussion injury (FPI) or sham injury and were euthanized at either 2 h, 24 h, or 1 week post-injury (

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eukaryotic translation initiation factor αfluid percussion injuryGSK2606414misfolded proteinsneurodegenerationprotein kinase RNA-like ER kinase

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PMID34318301
PMCPMC8310749
OpenAlexW3179906042

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