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ArticleScientific reports2023

Small molecule targeting long noncoding RNA GAS5 administered intranasally improves neuronal insulin signaling and decreases neuroinflammation in an aged mouse model.

Rekha S Patel, Ashley Lui, Charles Hudson, Lauren Moss, Robert P Sparks, Shannon E Hill, Yan Shi, Jianfeng Cai, Laura J Blair, Paula C Bickford and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 29 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

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rekha S PatelJames A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Research Service, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Ashley LuiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Charles HudsonJames A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Research Service, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Lauren MossDepartment of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Robert P SparksUMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
Shannon E HillDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Yan ShiDepartment of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Jianfeng CaiDepartment of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Laura J BlairJames A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Research Service, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Paula C BickfordJames A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Research Service, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Niketa A PatelJames A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Research Service, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. Niketa.Patel@va.gov.
University of South Florida · USJames A. Haley Veterans' Hospital · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Integrated Program in Cancer and Data Science (ICADS)T32CA233399 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI William Douglas Cress, Elsa R Flores · 2019 to 2026
$1.7M
Adipose stem cells' niche in obesityI01BX003836 · VA · JAMES A. HALEY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Niketa A. Patel · 2017 to 2026
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Cell-free regenerative approach in wound healingI01BX005591 · VA · JAMES A. HALEY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI PATEL, NIKETA A. · 2022 to 2025
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BLRD Research Career Scientist Award ApplicationIK6BX005387 · VA · JAMES A. HALEY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI PATEL, NIKETA A. · 2021 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX003836BLRD VA I01 BX005591BLRD VA IK6 BX005387NCI NIH HHS T32 CA233399
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shifts in normal aging set stage for neurodegeneration and dementia affecting 1 in 10 adults. The study demonstrates that lncRNA GAS5 is decreased in aged and Alzheimer's disease brain. The role and targets of lncRNA GAS5 in the aging brain were elucidated using a GAS5-targeting small molecule NPC86, a frontier in lncRNA-targeting therapeutic. Robust techniques such as molecular dynamics simulation of NPC86 binding to GAS5, in vitro functional assays demonstrating that GAS5 regulates insulin signaling, neuronal survival, phosphorylation of tau, and neuroinflammation via toll-like receptors support the role of GAS5 in maintaining healthy neurons. The study demonstrates the safety and efficacy of intranasal NPC86 treatment in aged mice to improve cellular functions with transcriptomic analysis in response to NPC86. In summary, the study demonstrates that GAS5 contributes to pathways associated with neurodegeneration and NPC86 has tremendous therapeutic potential to prevent the advent of neurodegenerative diseases and dementias.

Indexed as

MicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalInsulinMiceNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNeuronsSignal TransductionInsulinMicroRNAsRNA, Long Noncoding

Identifiers

PMID36609440
PMCPMC9822944
OpenAlexW4313644806

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