Lipids as Emerging Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Diseases

J Wei, LC Wong, S Boland - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomarkers are molecules that can be used to observe changes in an individual's
biochemical or medical status and provide information to aid diagnosis or treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of extracellular progranulin in medial prefrontal cortex

AK Kaplelach, SN Fox, AK Cook, JA Hall… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Progranulin is a secreted pro-protein that has anti-inflammatory and neurotrophic effects and
is necessary for maintaining lysosomal function. Mutations in progranulin (GRN) are a major …

Characterization of Progranulin Gene Mutations in Portuguese Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia

MR Almeida, M Tábuas-Pereira, I Baldeiras… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Portugal, heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the progranulin (GRN) gene account
for approximately half of the genetic mediated forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). GRN …

Neuron-microglia crosstalk in FTLD-GRN models

M Reich - 2024 - edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease affecting more
than a million people worldwide. Progranulin (PGRN) haploinsufficiency is the primary …

Chemical Biology Strategies for Targeting Transcriptional Axes in Neurological Disorders

ZC Rosenthal - 2024 - dash.harvard.edu
Transcriptional dysregulation is a hallmark of numerous neurological disorders, offering
targetable pathways with the potential to alter disease progression substantially. This …