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ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2025

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis-Concepts, Classification, and Avenues for Therapy.

Yuheng Zhang, Bingying Du, Miaozhan Zou, Bo Peng, Yanxia Rao

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Review in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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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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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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Neurodegenerative Diseases in Children: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. The first report of ceroid lipofuscinosis type 11 in China: a novel mutation of GRN and updated clinical review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 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

5 authors.

Yuheng ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Laboratory Animal Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Bingying DuChildren's Hospital, Institute for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, MOE Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Miaozhan ZouDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Laboratory Animal Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Bo PengChildren's Hospital, Institute for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, MOE Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yanxia RaoDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Laboratory Animal Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170958Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research 21TQ014"Shuguang Program" supported by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission 22SG07STI2030-Major Projects 2022ZD0207200;2022ZD0204700The Innovative Research Team of High-Level Local University in Shanghai
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is a group of neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders characterized by excessive accumulation of lysosomal lipofuscin. Thirteen subtypes of NCL have been identified, each associated with distinct genes encoding various transmembrane proteins, secretory proteins, or lysosomal enzymes. Clinically, NCL manifests in infants through vision impairment, motor and cognitive dysfunctions, epilepsy, and premature death. The pathological complexity of NCL has hindered the development of effective clinical protocols. Current treatment modalities, including enzyme replacement therapy, pharmacological approaches, gene therapy, and stem cell therapy, have demonstrated limited efficacy. However, emerging evidence suggests a significant relationship between NCL and microglial cells, highlighting the potential of novel microglial cell replacement therapies. This review comprehensively examines the pathogenic genes associated with various NCL subtypes, elucidating their roles, clinical presentations, and corresponding mouse models. Especially, we thoroughly discuss the advances in the clinical study of potential therapeutics, which crucially calls for early diagnosis and treatment more than ever.

Indexed as

Neuronal Ceroid-LipofuscinosesAnimalsEnzyme Replacement TherapyGenetic TherapyHumansenzyme replacement therapylysosomal storage disordersmicroglial cell replacement therapiesneuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Identifiers

PMID39925015
PMCPMC11808193

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