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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Aducanumab-Hope or Disappointment for Alzheimer's Disease.

Karolina Wojtunik-Kulesza, Monika Rudkowska, Anna Orzeł-Sajdłowska

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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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

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

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Intranasal Delivery of Lithium Salt Suppresses Inflammatory Pyroptosis in the Brain and Ameliorates Memory Loss and Depression-like Behavior in 5XFAD Mice.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
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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

3 authors.

Karolina Wojtunik-KuleszaDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 20-059 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6541-8817
Monika RudkowskaIndependent Laboratory of Behavioral Studies, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
Anna Orzeł-SajdłowskaThe Pediatric Department, County Hospital in Lubartów, 21-100 Lubartów, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In June 2021, the world was informed about a new drug for Alzheimer's disease approved by the FDA. Aducanumab (BIIB037, ADU), being a monoclonal antibody IgG1, is the newest AD treatment. The activity of the drug is targeted towards amyloid β, which is considered one of the main causes of Alzheimer's disease. Clinical trials have revealed time- and dose-dependent activity towards Aβ reduction, as well as cognition improvement. Biogen, the company responsible for conducting research and introducing the drug to the market, presents the drug as a solution to cognitive impairment, but its limitations, costs, and side effects are controversial. The framework of the paper focuses on the mechanism of aducanumab's action along with the positive and negative sides of the therapy. The review presents the basis of the amyloid hypothesis that is the cornerstone of therapy, as well as the latest information about aducanumab, its mechanism of action, and the possibility of the use of the drug.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedEmotionsHumansImmunoglobulin GaducanumabAmyloid beta-PeptidesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedImmunoglobulin GaducanumabAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloidmonoclonal antibodiessenile plaques

Identifiers

PMID36901797
PMCPMC10002282

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