Tau Protein Modulates Perineuronal Extracellular Matrix Expression in the TauP301L-acan Mouse Model

S Schmidt, M Holzer, T Arendt, M Sonntag, M Morawski - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tau mutations promote the formation of tau oligomers and filaments, which are
neuropathological signs of several tau-associated dementias. Types of neurons in the CNS …

Protocol to quantitatively assess the structural integrity of perineuronal nets ex vivo

BP Tewari, H Sontheimer - Bio-protocol, 2019 - bio-protocol.org
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are extracellular matrix assemblies of highly negatively charged
proteoglycans that wrap around fast-spiking parvalbumin (PV) expressing interneurons in …

Oral administration of 4-methylumbelliferone reduces glial scar and promotes anatomical plasticity

K Štepánková, M Chudíčková, Z Šimková… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Following a spinal cord injury (SCI), chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are up-
regulated at the glial scar inhibiting neuroregeneration. Under normal physiological …

Highly fucosylated N-glycans at the synaptic vesicle and neuronal plasma membrane

MM Bradberry, TM Peters-Clarke, E Shishkova… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
At neuronal synapses, synaptic vesicles (SVs) require glycoproteins for normal trafficking,
and N-linked glycosylation is required for delivery of the major SV glycoproteins …

Semaphorin 3A binding to chondroitin sulfate E enhances the biological activity of the protein, and cross-links and rigidifies glycosaminoglycan matrices

L Djerbal, RR Vivès, C Lopin-Bon, RP Richter… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
ABSTRACT Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A) is a secreted protein that signals to cells through
binding to neuropilin and plexin receptors and provides neurons with guidance cues key for …

Molecular Neurobiology of Loss

MA Smail, BL Smith, R Shukla, K Alganem, HM Eby… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Psychological loss is a common experience that erodes well-being and negatively impacts
quality of life. The molecular underpinnings of loss are poorly understood, making it …

Investigation of the relationship between ACAN gene VNTR polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease in Turkish population

T Keskin, O Avsar, S Eliacik… - … , Nucleotides & Nucleic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common causes of dementia and is a
neurodegenerative disease that occurs with memory loss, loss of language, thinking and …

Sugar as a therapeutic target for the cognitive restoration following traumatic brain injury

A Kumar - Current Opinion in Neurology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
A number of regulatory players in minor glucose metabolic pathways, such as folate and
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, have recently been identified as potential targets to …

Motor cortex perineuronal net modulation improves motor function in a Parkinson's disease mouse model

D Benacom, C Chataing, A Prochiantz, AA Di Nardo - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The 6-OHDA mouse model recapitulates midbrain dopaminergic cell loss and associated
motor deficits akin to those observed in Parkinson's disease. Emerging evidence suggests …

Carbohydrates and Carbohydrate‐Based Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease

AM Matos, J Barros, AP Rauter - Carbohydrate‐Based …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is affecting more and more human beings all over the world,
increasing exponentially the number of patients suffering from this neurodegenerative …