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ReviewNeuroSci2024

Trehalose: Neuroprotective Effects and Mechanisms-An Updated Review.

Borislav Sevriev, Simeonka Dimitrova, Gabriela Kehayova, Stela Dragomanova

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Review in NeuroSci, 2024. 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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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.

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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.

Borislav SevrievFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov", 9000 Varna, Bulgaria; borislav.sevriev@gmail.com.
Simeonka DimitrovaDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov", 9000 Varna, Bulgaria; simeonka.dimitrova@mu-varna.bg (S.D.); gabriela.kehayova@mu-varna.bg (G.K.).
Gabriela KehayovaDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov", 9000 Varna, Bulgaria; simeonka.dimitrova@mu-varna.bg (S.D.); gabriela.kehayova@mu-varna.bg (G.K.).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5041-1620
Stela DragomanovaDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov", 9000 Varna, Bulgaria; simeonka.dimitrova@mu-varna.bg (S.D.); gabriela.kehayova@mu-varna.bg (G.K.).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1845-2753

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trehalose is a naturally occurring disaccharide that has recently gained significant attention for its neuroprotective properties in various models of neurodegeneration. This review provides an overview of available experimental data on the beneficial properties of trehalose for central nervous system pathological conditions. Trehalose's impact on neuronal cell survival and function was also examined. As a result, we identified that trehalose's neuroprotection includes autophagy modulation as well as its capability to stabilize proteins and inhibit the formation of misfolded ones. Moreover, trehalose mitigates oxidative stress-induced neuronal damage by stabilizing cellular membranes and modulating mitochondrial function. Furthermore, trehalose attenuates excitotoxicity-induced neuroinflammation by suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokine release and inhibiting inflammasome activation. A possible connection of trehalose with the gut-brain axis was also examined. These findings highlight the potential therapeutic effects of trehalose in neurodegenerative diseases. According to the conclusions drawn from this study, trehalose is a promising neuroprotective agent as a result of its distinct mechanism of action, which makes this compound a candidate for further research and the development of therapeutic strategies to combat neuronal damage and promote neuroprotection in various neurological diseases.

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apoptosisneuroinflammationneuroprotectionoxidative stresstrehalose

Identifiers

PMID39484301
PMCPMC11503274

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