Nitric oxide-mediated oxidative damage and the progressive demise of motor neurons in ALS

DA Drechsel, AG Estévez, L Barbeito… - Neurotoxicity research, 2012 - Springer
Oxidative damage is a common and early feature of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's
disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and other neurodegenerative disorders. Dr …

[HTML][HTML] NRF2 as a therapeutic opportunity to impact in the molecular roadmap of ALS

J Jiménez-Villegas, L Ferraiuolo, RJ Mead… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating heterogeneous disease with
still no convincing therapy. To identify the most strategically significant hallmarks for …

Invited review: the mitochondrion in osteoarthritis

R Terkeltaub, K Johnson, A Murphy, S Ghosh - Mitochondrion, 2002 - Elsevier
In a variety of tissues, cumulative oxidative stress, disrupted mitochondrial respiration, and
mitochondrial damage promote aging, cell death, and ultimately, functional failure and …

Pathophysiological role of peroxynitrite induced DNA damage in human diseases: a special focus on poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)

B Islam, S Habib, P Ahmad, S Allarakha… - Indian Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - Springer
Peroxynitrite is formed in biological systems when nitric oxide and superoxide rapidly
interact at near equimolar ratio. Peroxynitrite, though not a free radical by chemical nature, is …

Brain nitric oxide and its dual role in neurodegeneration/neuroprotection: understanding molecular mechanisms to devise drug approaches

A Contestabile, B Monti… - Current medicinal …, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
Nitric oxide (NO) has been established as an important messenger molecule in various
steps of brain physiology, from development to synaptic plasticity, learning and memory …

β-amyloid 42 accumulation in the lumbar spinal cord motor neurons of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

NY Calingasan, J Chen, M Kiaei, MF Beal - Neurobiology of disease, 2005 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by a progressive loss of large motor
neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Amyloid precursor protein (APP), the transmembrane …

[HTML][HTML] Olesoxime, a cholesterol-like neuroprotectant for the potential treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

LJ Martin - IDrugs: the investigational drugs journal, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effective therapies are needed for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a debilitating and
fatal motor neuron disease. Cell and animal models of ALS are begsinning to reveal …

Retrospective observational study and analysis of two different photobiomodulation therapy protocols combined with rehabilitation therapy as therapeutic interventions …

LA Miller, D Torraca, L De Taboada - … , photomedicine, and laser …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Objective: The objective of this retrospective review was to examine the impact that adding
photobiomodulation therapy (PBMt) to rehabilitation therapy had on the pathology of …

Intrathecal upregulation of granulocyte colony stimulating factor and its neuroprotective actions on motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Tanaka, H Kikuchi, T Ishizu… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
To investigate cytokine/chemokine changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), we
simultaneously measured 16 cytokine/chemokines (interleukin [IL]-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL …

TGF‐β1 potentiates astrocytic nitric oxide production by expanding the population of astrocytes that express NOS‐2

ME Hamby, JA Hewett, SJ Hewett - Glia, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Both transforming growth factor‐β1 (TGF‐β1) and nitric oxide synthase‐2 (NOS‐2) are
upregulated under various neuropathological states. Evidence suggests that TGF‐β1 can …