[HTML][HTML] Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia

MJ Simon, T Logan, SL DeVos, G Di Paolo - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Loss-of-function heterozygous mutations in GRN, the gene encoding progranulin (PGRN),
were identified in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) almost two …

[HTML][HTML] Progranulin as a therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases

H Rhinn, N Tatton, S McCaughey, M Kurnellas… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Progranulin (PGRN, encoded by the GRN gene) plays a key role in the development,
survival, function, and maintenance of neurons and microglia in the mammalian brain. It …

[HTML][HTML] Lysosome dysfunction as a cause of neurodegenerative diseases: Lessons from frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

J Root, P Merino, A Nuckols, M Johnson… - Neurobiology of disease, 2021 - Elsevier
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are fatal
neurodegenerative disorders that are thought to exist on a clinical and pathological …

[HTML][HTML] Galectin-3, a rising star in modulating microglia activation under conditions of neurodegeneration

J García-Revilla, A Boza-Serrano… - Cell death & …, 2022 - nature.com
The advent of high-throughput single-cell transcriptomic analysis of microglia has revealed
different phenotypes that are inherently associated with disease conditions. A common …

Loss of TREM2 rescues hyperactivation of microglia, but not lysosomal deficits and neurotoxicity in models of progranulin deficiency

A Reifschneider, S Robinson, B van Lengerich… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Haploinsufficiency of the progranulin (PGRN)‐encoding gene (GRN) causes frontotemporal
lobar degeneration (GRN‐FTLD) and results in microglial hyperactivation, TREM2 …

[HTML][HTML] Deficient neurotransmitter systems and synaptic function in frontotemporal lobar degeneration—Insights into disease mechanisms and current therapeutic …

N Huber, S Korhonen, D Hoffmann, S Leskelä… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) comprises a heterogenous group of fatal
neurodegenerative diseases and, to date, no validated diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers …

Elevated galectin-3 is associated with aging, multiple sclerosis, and oxidized phosphatidylcholine-induced neurodegeneration

S Xue, BM Lozinski, S Ghorbani, K Ta… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Aging is a significant risk factor associated with the progression of CNS neurodegenerative
diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS). Microglia, the resident macrophages of the CNS …

[HTML][HTML] TDP-43 and inflammation: implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia

F Bright, G Chan, A van Hummel, LM Ittner… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The abnormal mislocalisation and ubiquitinated protein aggregation of the TAR DNA
binding protein 43 (TDP-43) within the cytoplasm of neurons and glia in the central nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Progranulin loss results in sex-dependent dysregulation of the peripheral and central immune system

MC Houser, O Uriarte Huarte, RL Wallings… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Progranulin (PGRN) is a secreted glycoprotein, the expression of which is
linked to several neurodegenerative diseases. Although its specific function is still unclear …

Innate immune activation in neurodegenerative diseases

S Castro-Gomez, MT Heneka - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Activation of the innate immune system following pattern recognition receptor binding has
emerged as one of the major pathogenic mechanisms in neurodegenerative disease …