IDO and kynurenine metabolites in peripheral and CNS disorders

YS Huang, J Ogbechi, FI Clanchy, RO Williams… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The importance of the kynurenine pathway in normal immune system function has led to an
appreciation of its possible contribution to autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid …

Mitochondrial dynamics in neurodegenerative diseases: unraveling the role of fusion and fission processes

H Grel, D Woznica, K Ratajczak, E Kalwarczyk… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are a diverse group of disorders characterized by the
progressive degeneration and death of neurons, leading to a range of neurological …

Transgenerational epigenetic influences of paternal environmental exposures on brain function and predisposition to psychiatric disorders

S Yeshurun, AJ Hannan - Molecular Psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
In recent years, striking new evidence has demonstrated non-genetic inheritance of
acquired traits associated with parental environmental exposures. In particular, this …

DNA methylation: a promising approach in management of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

G Kaur, SSS Rathod, MM Ghoneim, S Alshehri… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification of genes which affects
corresponding gene expression. During the developmental stage, embryonic stem cells …

Cell rearrangement and oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in Huntington's disease

F D'Egidio, V Castelli, A Cimini, M d'Angelo - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by the
expansion of a CAG triplet repeat in the HTT gene, resulting in the production of an aberrant …

DNA methylation in huntington's disease

N Zsindely, F Siági, L Bodai - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Methylation of cytosine in CpG dinucleotides is the major DNA modification in mammalian
cells that is a key component of stable epigenetic marks. This modification, which on the one …

Neurodegenerative movement disorders: An epigenetics perspective and promise for the future

M Murthy, YY Cheng, JL Holton… - Neuropathology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative movement disorders (NMDs) are age‐dependent disorders that are
characterised by the degeneration and loss of neurons, typically accompanied by …

Epigenetics of Huntington's disease

S Bassi, T Tripathi, A Monziani, F Di Leva… - … in aging and disease, 2017 - Springer
Huntington's disease (HD) is a genetic, fatal autosomal dominant neurodegenerative
disorder typically occurring in midlife with symptoms ranging from chorea, to dementia, to …

A Comprehensive Bioinformatics Approach to Identify Molecular Signatures and Key Pathways for the Huntington Disease

TM Meem, U Khan, MBR Mredul… - … and Biology Insights, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Huntington disease (HD) is a degenerative brain disease caused by the expansion of CAG
(cytosine-adenine-guanine) repeats, which is inherited as a dominant trait and progressively …

Role of DNMTs in the Brain

CB Yildiz, G Zimmer-Bensch - DNA Methyltransferases-Role and Function, 2022 - Springer
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are widely expressed in the brain, dictating the
transcriptional activity of genes through various epigenetic mechanisms. Functional …