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ReviewEuropean journal of immunology2024

Complement C3aR signaling: Immune and metabolic modulation and its impact on Alzheimer's disease.

Manasee Gedam, Hui Zheng

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Review in European journal of immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Complement system in cancer: friend or foe of immunotherapy.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026
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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.

Manasee GedamDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Hui ZhengDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Funding

TMEM106b as a lysosomal adaptor to influence brain aging and tau pathogenesisP01AG066606 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ZHENG, HUI · 2021 to 2025
$13.5M
ROLE OF TFEB IN TAUOPATHYR01NS093652 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ZHENG, HUI · 2015 to 2025
$3.1M
Knockin mouse models of Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG020670 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ZHENG, HUI · 2022 to 2022
$2.3M
ROLE OF TFEB IN TAUOPATHYRF1NS093652 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ZHENG, HUI · 2021 to 2021
$1.5M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG066606NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG020670NIH HHS RF1 AG020670 RF1 NS093652 P01 AG066606NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS093652NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS093652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia among the elderly population. Despite its widespread prevalence, our comprehension of the intricate mechanisms governing the pathogenesis of the disease remains incomplete, posing a challenge for the development of efficient therapies. Pathologically characterized by the presence of amyloid β plaques and neurofibrillary tau tangles, AD is also accompanied by the hyperactivation of glial cells and the immune system. The complement cascade, the evolutionarily conserved innate immune pathway, has emerged as a significant contributor to AD. This review focuses on one of the complement components, the C3a receptor (C3aR), covering its structure, ligand-receptor interaction, intracellular signaling and its functional consequences. Drawing insights from cellular and AD mouse model studies, we present the multifaceted role of complement C3aR signaling in AD and attempt to convey to the readers that C3aR acts as a crucial immune and metabolic modulator to influence AD pathogenesis. Building on this framework, the objective of this review is to inform future research endeavors and facilitate the development of therapeutic strategies for this challenging condition.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseReceptors, ComplementSignal TransductionAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunity, InnateMicecomplement C3a receptorReceptors, ComplementAlzheimer's diseaseC3aRComplement pathwayHIF‐1Microglia

Identifiers

PMID38778507
PMCPMC11305912

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