Macronutrient metabolism by the human gut microbiome: major fermentation by-products and their impact on host health

K Oliphant, E Allen-Vercoe - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
The human gut microbiome is a critical component of digestion, breaking down complex
carbohydrates, proteins, and to a lesser extent fats that reach the lower gastrointestinal tract …

Current enlightenment about etiology and pharmacological treatment of autism spectrum disorder

N Eissa, M Al-Houqani, A Sadeq, SK Ojha… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental brain disorder
characterized by two core behavioral symptoms, namely impairments in social …

Gut microbiota role in dietary protein metabolism and health-related outcomes: The two sides of the coin

KJ Portune, M Beaumont, AM Davila, D Tomé… - Trends in Food Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Human gut bacteria can synthesize proteinogenic amino acids and produce a
range of metabolites via protein fermentation, some known to exert beneficial or harmful …

Histamine H3 receptor as a potential target for cognitive symptoms in neuropsychiatric diseases

B Sadek, A Saad, A Sadeq, F Jalal, H Stark - Behavioural brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
The potential contributions of the brain histaminergic system in neurodegenerative diseases,
and the possiblity of histamine-targeting treatments is attracting considerable interests. The …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and autophagy: dysfunction and therapeutic targeting

A Amin, ND Perera, PM Beart, BJ Turner… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the past 20 years, there has been a drastically increased understanding of the genetic
basis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Despite the identification of more than 40 different …

Role of neuroinflammation in autism spectrum disorder and the emergence of brain histaminergic system. Lessons also for BPSD?

N Eissa, A Sadeq, A Sasse, B Sadek - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Many behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) share similarities in
executive functioning and communication deficits with those described in several …

Altered expression of histamine signaling genes in autism spectrum disorder

C Wright, JH Shin, A Rajpurohit… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
The histaminergic system (HS) has a critical role in cognition, sleep and other behaviors.
Although not well studied in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the HS is implicated in many …

New developments in the management of narcolepsy

VC Abad, C Guilleminault - Nature and science of sleep, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Narcolepsy is a life-long, underrecognized sleep disorder that affects 0.02%–0.18% of the
US and Western European populations. Genetic predisposition is suspected because of …

Hypothalamic tuberomammillary nucleus neurons: electrophysiological diversity and essential role in arousal stability

A Fujita, P Bonnavion, MH Wilson… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Histaminergic (HA) neurons, found in the posterior hypothalamic tuberomammillary nucleus
(TMN), extend fibers throughout the brain and exert modulatory influence over numerous …

Pathophysiological studies of monoaminergic neurotransmission systems in valproic acid-induced model of autism spectrum disorder

HY Kuo, FC Liu - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with complex etiology.
The core syndromes of ASD are deficits in social communication and self-restricted interests …