How does adenosine control neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration?

RA Cunha - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The adenosine modulation system mostly operates through inhibitory A1 (A1R) and
facilitatory A2A receptors (A2AR) in the brain. The activity‐dependent release of adenosine …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: an old but still the best treatment for type 2 diabetes

LBA Rojas, MB Gomes - Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2013 - Springer
The management of T2DM requires aggressive treatment to achieve glycemic and
cardiovascular risk factor goals. In this setting, metformin, an old and widely accepted first …

Life or death: neuroprotective and anticancer effects of quercetin

F Dajas - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Quercetin is a ubiquitous flavonoid that is
present in numerous plants that are utilized in many different cultures for their nervous …

AMPK/PPAR-γ/NF-κB axis participates in ROS-mediated apoptosis and autophagy caused by cadmium in pig liver

H Wang, A Wang, X Wang, X Zeng, H Xing - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of Cadmium (Cd) on growth
performance, blood biochemical parameters, oxidative stress, hepatocyte apoptosis and …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin attenuates blood-brain barrier disruption in mice following middle cerebral artery occlusion

Y Liu, G Tang, Y Li, Y Wang, X Chen, X Gu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Metformin, a widely used hypoglycemic drug, reduces stroke incidence and
alleviates chronic inflammation in clinical trials. However, the effect of metformin in ischemic …

Resveratrol neuroprotection in stroke and traumatic CNS injury

MS Lopez, RJ Dempsey, R Vemuganti - Neurochemistry international, 2015 - Elsevier
Resveratrol, a stilbene formed in many plants in response to various stressors, elicits
multiple beneficial effects in vertebrates. Particularly, resveratrol was shown to have …

Copper signaling in the mammalian nervous system: synaptic effects

ED Gaier, BA Eipper, RE Mains - Journal of neuroscience …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Copper is an essential metal present at high levels in the CNS. Its role as a cofactor in
mitochondrial ATP production and in essential cuproenzymes is well defined. Menkes and …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic features and regulation in cell senescence

SM Kwon, SM Hong, YK Lee, S Min, G Yoon - BMB reports, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Organismal aging is accompanied by a host of progressive metabolic alterations and an
accumulation of senescent cells, along with functional decline and the appearance of …

AMP kinase activation mitigates dopaminergic dysfunction and mitochondrial abnormalities in Drosophila models of Parkinson's disease

CH Ng, MSH Guan, C Koh, X Ouyang, F Yu… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Mutations in parkin and LRRK2 together account for the majority of familial Parkinson's
disease (PD) cases. Interestingly, recent evidence implicates the involvement of parkin and …

[HTML][HTML] Adiponectin is protective against oxidative stress induced cytotoxicity in amyloid-beta neurotoxicity

KH Chan, KSL Lam, OY Cheng, JSC Kwan, PWL Ho… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Beta-amyloid (Aβ) neurotoxicity is important in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Aβ
neurotoxicity causes oxidative stress, inflammation and mitochondrial damage resulting in …