Microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanism and potential therapeutic targets

C Gao, J Jiang, Y Tan, S Chen - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia activation is observed in various neurodegenerative diseases. Recent advances in
single-cell technologies have revealed that these reactive microglia were with high spatial …

Potential disease-modifying therapies for Huntington's disease: lessons learned and future opportunities

SJ Tabrizi, C Estevez-Fraga… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Huntington's disease is the most frequent autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder;
however, no disease-modifying interventions are available for patients with this disease. The …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia and complement mediate early corticostriatal synapse loss and cognitive dysfunction in Huntington's disease

DK Wilton, K Mastro, MD Heller, FW Gergits… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating monogenic neurodegenerative disease
characterized by early, selective pathology in the basal ganglia despite the ubiquitous …

An environment-dependent transcriptional network specifies human microglia identity

D Gosselin, D Skola, NG Coufal, IR Holtman… - Science, 2017 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Microglia play essential roles in central nervous system homeostasis and
influence diverse aspects of neuronal function, including refinement of synaptic networks …

Role of Nrf2 in aging, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases

M George, M Tharakan, J Culberson, AP Reddy… - Ageing Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Nuclear Factor-Erythroid Factor 2 (Nrf2) is an important transcription factor that
regulates the expression of large number of genes in healthy and disease states. Nrf2 is …

NRF2 as a therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases

MS Brandes, NE Gray - ASN neuro, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Increased reactive oxygen species production and oxidative stress have been implicated in
the pathogenesis of numerous neurodegenerative conditions including among others …

Neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disorders—a review

M Schain, WC Kreisl - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2017 - Springer
The potential for positron emission tomography (PET) to detect neuroinflammation in vivo
has sparked a remarkable interest in various disciplines of neuroscience. Early PET …

Role of microglia in neurological disorders and their potentials as a therapeutic target

L Du, Y Zhang, Y Chen, J Zhu, Y Yang… - Molecular neurobiology, 2017 - Springer
Microglia are resident macrophage-like immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS)
and play a vital role in both physiological and pathological conditions, including restoring …

Microglial dynamics and role in the healthy and diseased brain: a paradigm of functional plasticity

D Gomez-Nicola, VH Perry - The Neuroscientist, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of the dynamics and functions of microglia in the healthy and diseased brain is a
matter of intense scientific activity. The application of new techniques and new experimental …

Basal Ganglia disorders associated with imbalances in the striatal striosome and matrix compartments

JR Crittenden, AM Graybiel - Frontiers in neuroanatomy, 2011 - frontiersin.org
The striatum is composed principally of GABAergic, medium spiny striatal projection neurons
(MSNs) that can be categorized based on their gene expression, electrophysiological …