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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Exploring the Role of Hsp60 in Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: Suggestion for Common Drug Targeting.

Stefania Zimbone, Maria Carmela Di Rosa, Santina Chiechio, Maria Laura Giuffrida

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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 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Chaperonin in health and disease.Molecular biomedicine · 2026
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  3. Diabetes, Protein Misfolding, and Heat Stress: Molecular Insights and Translational Perspectives.TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026
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  10. Molecular Chaperonin HSP60: Current Understanding and Future Prospects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stefania ZimboneInstitute of Crystallography, National Research Council (CNR-IC), 95126 Catania, Italy.
Maria Carmela Di RosaInstitute of Crystallography, National Research Council (CNR-IC), 95126 Catania, Italy.
Santina ChiechioDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4648-391X
Maria Laura GiuffridaInstitute of Crystallography, National Research Council (CNR-IC), 95126 Catania, Italy.
National Research Council · ITUniversity of Catania · IT

Funding

MIUR SIR RBS1148TJD
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) is a member of the chaperonin family of heat shock proteins (HSPs), primarily found in the mitochondrial matrix. As a molecular chaperone, Hsp60 plays an essential role in mediating protein folding and assembly, and together with the co-chaperon Hsp10, it is thought to maintain protein homeostasis. Recently, it has been found to localize in non-canonical, extra-mitochondrial sites such as cell membranes or extracellular fluids, particularly in pathological conditions. Starting from its biological function, this review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the potential involvement of Hsp60 in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), which are known to share impaired key pathways and molecular dysfunctions. Fragmentary data reported in the literature reveal interesting links between the altered expression level or localization of this chaperonin and several disease conditions. The present work offers an overview of the past and more recent knowledge about Hsp60 and its role in the most important cellular processes to shed light on neuronal Hsp60 as a potential common target for both pathologies. The absence of any effective cure for AD patients makes the identification of a new molecular target a promising path by which to move forward in the development of new drugs and/or repositioning of therapies already used for T2DM.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseChaperonin 60Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Mitochondrial ProteinsAnimalsHumansMitochondriaChaperonin 60Mitochondrial ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseHsp60IGF-IRtype 2 diabetes mellitus

Identifiers

PMID37569831
PMCPMC10419248
OpenAlexW4385607618

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