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ReviewTranslational neurodegeneration2025

Disease-disease interactions: molecular links of neurodegenerative diseases with cancer, viral infections, and type 2 diabetes.

Yuxi Lin, Je Min Yoo, Yan Li, Yunseok Heo, Masaki Okumura, Hyung-Sik Won, Michele Vendruscolo, Mi Hee Lim, Young-Ho Lee

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Review in Translational neurodegeneration, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yuxi Lin *Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Ochang, Chungbuk, 28119, Republic of Korea.
Je Min Yoo *Chaperone Ventures LLC., Los Angeles, CA, 90010, USA.
Yan LiResearch Institute of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Chungbuk, 27478, Republic of Korea.
Yunseok HeoBiopharmaceutical Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Ochang, Chungbuk, 28119, Republic of Korea.
Masaki OkumuraFrontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan.
Hyung-Sik WonResearch Institute of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, Chungbuk, 27478, Republic of Korea.
Michele VendruscoloCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
Mi Hee LimDepartment of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea. miheelim@kaist.ac.kr.
Young-Ho LeeBiopharmaceutical Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Ochang, Chungbuk, 28119, Republic of Korea. mr0505@kbsi.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8441-5814

Funding

Korea Basic Science Institute A412580Korea Basic Science Institute A423310Korea Basic Science Institute A439200Korea Basic Science Institute C512120Korea Basic Science Institute C523200Korea Basic Science Institute C539200National Research Council of Science & Technology CCL22061-100National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2021-NR057690National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2022-NR069719National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2022-NR070709National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00221332National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00356469
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative disorders, notably Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, are unified by progressive neuronal loss and aberrant protein aggregation. Growing evidence indicates that these conditions are linked to cancer, infectious diseases, and type 2 diabetes through convergent molecular processes. In this review, we examine the mechanistic foundations of these links, focusing on shared features such as protein misfolding and aggregation, chronic inflammation, and dysregulated signalling pathways. We integrate cellular, animal, and human data to illustrate how pathogenic proteins may influence one another through cross-seeding and co-aggregation, and assess the implications of such interactions for disease susceptibility, progression, and treatment response. Understanding these underlying mechanisms may provide a conceptual framework for developing therapeutic approaches that target the molecular basis of multiple complex disorders.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2NeoplasmsNeurodegenerative DiseasesVirus DiseasesAnimalsHumansCancerDiabetesDisease–disease interactionsInfectious diseasesNeurodegenerative diseasesUnderlying mechanisms

Identifiers

PMID41102777
PMCPMC12532377

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