[HTML][HTML] Copper dyshomeostasis in neurodegenerative diseases—therapeutic implications

G Gromadzka, B Tarnacka, A Flaga… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Copper is one of the most abundant basic transition metals in the human body. It takes part
in oxygen metabolism, collagen synthesis, and skin pigmentation, maintaining the integrity …

BACE1: More than just a β‐secretase

HA Taylor, L Przemylska, EM Clavane… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary β‐site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme‐1 (BACE1) research has
historically focused on its actions as the β‐secretase responsible for the production of β …

Blood-brain barrier–penetrating siRNA nanomedicine for Alzheimer's disease therapy

Y Zhou, F Zhu, Y Liu, M Zheng, Y Wang, D Zhang… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Toxic aggregated amyloid-β accumulation is a key pathogenic event in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), which derives from amyloid precursor protein (APP) through sequential cleavage by …

[HTML][HTML] The biosynthesis, signaling, and neurological functions of bile acids

Y Kiriyama, H Nochi - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bile acids (BA) are amphipathic steroid acids synthesized from cholesterol in the liver. They
act as detergents to expedite the digestion and absorption of dietary lipids and lipophilic …

[HTML][HTML] The function of autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases

Y Kiriyama, H Nochi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Macroautophagy, hereafter referred to as autophagy, is a bulk degradation process
performed by lysosomes in which aggregated and altered proteins as well as dysfunctional …

[HTML][HTML] Long non-coding RNAs: novel regulators of cellular physiology and function

JA Oo, RP Brandes, MS Leisegang - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Long non-coding RNAs were once considered as “junk” RNA produced by aberrant DNA
transcription. They are now understood to play central roles in diverse cellular processes …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating miRNAs as biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

M Grasso, P Piscopo, A Confaloni, MA Denti - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD)
and frontotemporal dementias (FTD), are considered distinct entities, however, there is …

Upregulation of APP endocytosis by neuronal aging drives amyloid-dependent synapse loss

T Burrinha, I Martinsson, R Gomes… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Neuronal aging increases the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. During normal aging,
synapses decline, and β-amyloid (Aβ) accumulates intraneuronally. However, little is known …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for a clathrin-independent endocytic pathway for APP internalization in the neuronal somatodendritic compartment

J Aow, TR Huang, YT Goh, AX Sun, G Thinakaran… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) internalization via clathrin-/dynamin-mediated endocytosis
(CME) mediated by its YENPTY motif into endosomes containing β-secretase is proposed to …

PPARs in the central nervous system: roles in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation

JM Zolezzi, MJ Santos, S Bastías‐Candia… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over 25 years have passed since peroxisome proliferators‐activated receptors (PPARs),
were first described. Like other members of the nuclear receptors superfamily, PPARs have …