Ageing as a risk factor for neurodegenerative disease
Ageing is the primary risk factor for most neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer
disease (AD) and Parkinson disease (PD). One in ten individuals aged≥ 65 years has AD …
disease (AD) and Parkinson disease (PD). One in ten individuals aged≥ 65 years has AD …
Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
Microglia, being the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, play an important
role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and contributes towards brain development under …
role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and contributes towards brain development under …
Inflammasomes in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases
S Voet, S Srinivasan, M Lamkanfi… - EMBO molecular …, 2019 - embopress.org
Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration often result from the aberrant deposition of
aggregated host proteins, including amyloid‐β, α‐synuclein, and prions, that can activate …
aggregated host proteins, including amyloid‐β, α‐synuclein, and prions, that can activate …
Age-related Huntington's disease progression modeled in directly reprogrammed patient-derived striatal neurons highlights impaired autophagy
Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder with adult-onset
clinical symptoms, but the mechanism by which aging drives the onset of neurodegeneration …
clinical symptoms, but the mechanism by which aging drives the onset of neurodegeneration …
Innate immune activation in neurodegenerative disease
The triggering of innate immune mechanisms is emerging as a crucial component of major
neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia and other cell types in the brain can be activated in …
neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia and other cell types in the brain can be activated in …
Brain tissue responses to neural implants impact signal sensitivity and intervention strategies
TDY Kozai, AS Jaquins-Gerstl… - ACS chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Implantable biosensors are valuable scientific tools for basic neuroscience research and
clinical applications. Neurotechnologies provide direct readouts of neurological signal and …
clinical applications. Neurotechnologies provide direct readouts of neurological signal and …
Minocycline: far beyond an antibiotic
N Garrido‐Mesa, A Zarzuelo… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Minocycline is a second‐generation, semi‐synthetic tetracycline that has been in therapeutic
use for over 30 years because of its antibiotic properties against both gram‐positive and …
use for over 30 years because of its antibiotic properties against both gram‐positive and …
Pyroptosis: host cell death and inflammation
T Bergsbaken, SL Fink, BT Cookson - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009 - nature.com
Eukaryotic cells can initiate several distinct programmes of self-destruction, and the nature of
the cell death process (non-inflammatory or proinflammatory) instructs responses of …
the cell death process (non-inflammatory or proinflammatory) instructs responses of …
Molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutical targets in Huntington's disease
C Zuccato, M Valenza, E Cattaneo - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat
expansion in the gene encoding for huntingtin protein. A lot has been learned about this …
expansion in the gene encoding for huntingtin protein. A lot has been learned about this …
Caspase‐1‐dependent pore formation during pyroptosis leads to osmotic lysis of infected host macrophages
SL Fink, BT Cookson - Cellular microbiology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium invades host macrophages and induces a unique
caspase‐1‐dependent pathway of cell death termed pyroptosis, which is activated during …
caspase‐1‐dependent pathway of cell death termed pyroptosis, which is activated during …