Fast-spiking parvalbumin-positive interneurons in brain physiology and Alzheimer's disease

S Hijazi, AB Smit, RE van Kesteren - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Fast-spiking parvalbumin (PV) interneurons are inhibitory interneurons with unique
morphological and functional properties that allow them to precisely control local circuitry …

Circular RNAs: emerging players in brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases

DP Wu, YD Zhao, QQ Yan, LL Liu… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Brain aging is closely related to neurodegenerative diseases. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are
a type of conserved RNAs with covalently closed continuous loops. Emerging evidence has …

[HTML][HTML] The aging astrocyte transcriptome from multiple regions of the mouse brain

MM Boisvert, GA Erikson, MN Shokhirev, NJ Allen - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Aging brains undergo cognitive decline, associated with decreased neuronal synapse
number and function and altered metabolism. Astrocytes regulate neuronal synapse …

Conserved reduction of m6A RNA modifications during aging and neurodegeneration is linked to changes in synaptic transcripts

R Castro-Hernández, T Berulava… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates mRNA metabolism. While it has been implicated in
the development of the mammalian brain and in cognition, the role of m6A in synaptic …

Increasing neurogenesis refines hippocampal activity rejuvenating navigational learning strategies and contextual memory throughout life

G Berdugo-Vega, G Arias-Gil… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Functional plasticity of the brain decreases during ageing causing marked deficits in
contextual learning, allocentric navigation and episodic memory. Adult neurogenesis is a …

Klotho controls the brain–immune system interface in the choroid plexus

L Zhu, LR Stein, D Kim, K Ho, GQ Yu… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Located within the brain's ventricles, the choroid plexus produces cerebrospinal fluid and
forms an important barrier between the central nervous system and the blood. For unknown …

Dual-task exercise to improve cognition and functional capacity of healthy older adults

NYV Jardim, NVO Bento-Torres, VO Costa… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background It has been suggested that physical inactivity and lack of stimulating cognitive
activity are the two most significant modifiable risk factors to impair cognitive function …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids and endocannabinoids in health and disease

HR Freitas, AR Isaac, R Malcher-Lopes… - Nutritional …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are lipid derivatives of omega-3 (docosahexaenoic
acid, DHA, and eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA) or of omega-6 (arachidonic acid, ARA) …

Identifying changepoints in biomarkers during the preclinical phase of Alzheimer's disease

L Younes, M Albert, A Moghekar, A Soldan… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Several models have been proposed for the evolution of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) biomarkers. The aim of this study was to identify changepoints in a range of biomarkers …

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 …