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ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025

Homeostasis and metabolism of iron and other metal ions in neurodegenerative diseases.

Leilei Chen, Qingqing Shen, Yingjuan Liu, Yunqi Zhang, Liping Sun, Xizhen Ma, Ning Song, Junxia Xie

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Review in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

130 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

8 authors.

Leilei ChenInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Qingqing ShenInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Yingjuan LiuInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Yunqi ZhangInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Liping SunInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Xizhen MaInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Ning SongInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Junxia XieInstitute of Brain Science and Disease, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China. jxiaxie@public.qd.sd.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-4187-7901

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32170984National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32200802National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32471049Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2020YQ23Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2024MC153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As essential micronutrients, metal ions such as iron, manganese, copper, and zinc, are required for a wide range of physiological processes in the brain. However, an imbalance in metal ions, whether excessive or insufficient, is detrimental and can contribute to neuronal death through oxidative stress, ferroptosis, cuproptosis, cell senescence, or neuroinflammation. These processes have been found to be involved in the pathological mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, the research history and milestone events of studying metal ions, including iron, manganese, copper, and zinc in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Huntington's disease (HD), will be introduced. Then, the upstream regulators, downstream effector, and crosstalk of mental ions under both physiologic and pathologic conditions will be summarized. Finally, the therapeutic effects of metal ion chelators, such as clioquinol, quercetin, curcumin, coumarin, and their derivatives for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases will be discussed. Additionally, the promising results and limitations observed in clinical trials of these metal ion chelators will also be addressed. This review will not only provide a comprehensive understanding of the role of metal ions in disease development but also offer perspectives on their modulation for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Indexed as

HomeostasisIronNeurodegenerative DiseasesAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsChelating AgentsCopperHumansManganeseOxidative StressParkinson DiseaseZincChelating AgentsCopperIronManganeseZinc

Identifiers

PMID39894843
PMCPMC11788444

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