[HTML][HTML] Neurotrophin-targeted therapeutics: A gateway to cognition and more?

G Nordvall, P Forsell, J Sandin - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Neurotrophins have been linked to several disorders, including AD and
depression.•Complex biology has led to difficulties in identifying suitable drug …

Cell encapsulation: Overcoming barriers in cell transplantation in diabetes and beyond

M Farina, JF Alexander, U Thekkedath, M Ferrari… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cell-based therapy is emerging as a promising strategy for treating a wide range of human
diseases, such as diabetes, blood disorders, acute liver failure, spinal cord injury, and …

Gene therapy with the sleeping beauty transposon system

P Kebriaei, Z Izsvák, SA Narayanavari, H Singh… - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
The widespread clinical implementation of gene therapy requires the ability to stably
integrate genetic information through gene transfer vectors in a safe, effective, and …

Synthetic gene circuits for the detection, elimination and prevention of disease

F Sedlmayer, D Aubel, M Fussenegger - Nature biomedical engineering, 2018 - nature.com
In living organisms, naturally evolved sensors that constantly monitor and process
environmental cues trigger corrective actions that enable the organisms to cope with …

The brain NGF metabolic pathway in health and in Alzheimer's pathology

AC Cuello, R Pentz, H Hall - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Emerging research has re-emphasized the role of the cortical cholinergic system in the
symptomology and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Basal forebrain (BF) …

The molecular effects of environmental enrichment on Alzheimer's disease

AKY Liew, CH Teo, T Soga - Molecular neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Environmental enrichment (EE) is an environmental paradigm encompassing sensory,
cognitive, and physical stimulation at a heightened level. Previous studies have reported the …

Cell encapsulation and 3D bioprinting for therapeutic cell transplantation

A Samadi, A Moammeri, M Pourmadadi… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The promise of cell therapy has been augmented by introducing biomaterials, where
intricate scaffold shapes are fabricated to accommodate the cells within. In this review, we …

Going non-viral: the Sleeping Beauty transposon system breaks on through to the clinical side

M Hudecek, Z Izsvák, S Johnen, M Renner… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Molecular medicine has entered a high-tech age that provides curative treatments of
complex genetic diseases through genetically engineered cellular medicinal products. Their …

A review of potential novel glaucoma therapeutic options independent of intraocular pressure

WS Shalaby, OM Ahmed, M Waisbourd, LJ Katz - Survey of Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Glaucoma, a progressive optic neuropathy characterized by retinal ganglion cell
degeneration and visual field loss, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide …

NGF steers microglia toward a neuroprotective phenotype

C Rizzi, A Tiberi, M Giustizieri, MC Marrone, F Gobbo… - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia are the sentinels of the brain but a clear understanding of the factors that modulate
their activation in physiological and pathological conditions is still lacking. Here we …