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ReviewNeurochemical research2023

Targeting Sigma-1 Receptor: A Promising Strategy in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

Talha Siddiqui, Lokesh Kumar Bhatt

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Role of Sigmar1 in Autophagy Regulation and Disease Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Choline-An Essential Nutrient with Health Benefits and a Signaling Molecule.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Sigma 1 Receptor and Its Pivotal Role in Neurological Disorders.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Talha SiddiquiDepartment of Pharmacology, SVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India.
Lokesh Kumar BhattDepartment of Pharmacology, SVKM's Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India. bhatt.lokesh@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4302-9300
Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease affecting mainly the elderly population. It is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta region. Parkinson's disease patients exhibit motor symptoms like tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia/hypokinesia, and non-motor symptoms like depression, cognitive decline, delusion, and pain. Major pathophysiological factors which contribute to neuron loss include excess/misfolded alpha-synuclein aggregates, microglial cell-mediated neuroinflammation, excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, and defective mitochondrial function. Sigma-1 receptors are molecular chaperones located at mitochondria-associated ER membrane. Their activation (by endogenous ligands or agonists) has shown neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects in various diseases. This review discusses the roles of activated Sig-1 receptors in modulating various pathophysiological features of Parkinson's disease like alpha-synuclein aggregates, neuroinflammation, excitotoxicity, and oxidative stress.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesParkinson DiseaseAgedalpha-SynucleinDopaminergic NeuronsHumansNeuroinflammatory DiseasesSigma-1 ReceptorSubstantia Nigraalpha-SynucleinSigma-1 ReceptorNeuroprotectionParkinson’s diseaseS1R agonistsSigma-1 receptor

Identifiers

PMID37259012
PMCPMC10231286
OpenAlexW4378805948

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