Microbiome, probiotics and neurodegenerative diseases: deciphering the gut brain axis

S Westfall, N Lomis, I Kahouli, SY Dia, SP Singh… - Cellular and molecular …, 2017 - Springer
The gut microbiota is essential to health and has recently become a target for live bacterial
cell biotherapies for various chronic diseases including metabolic syndrome, diabetes …

Different cognitive frailty models and health-and cognitive-related outcomes in older age: from epidemiology to prevention

F Panza, M Lozupone, V Solfrizzi… - Journal of …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Frailty, a critical intermediate status of the aging process that is at increased risk for negative
health-related events, includes physical, cognitive, and psychosocial domains or …

Neuropeptides and microglial activation in inflammation, pain, and neurodegenerative diseases

L Carniglia, D Ramírez, D Durand… - Mediators of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microglial cells are responsible for immune surveillance within the CNS. They respond to
noxious stimuli by releasing inflammatory mediators and mounting an effective inflammatory …

Blood biomarkers for traumatic brain injury: a quantitative assessment of diagnostic and prognostic accuracy

ZS Gan, SC Stein, R Swanson, S Guan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Blood biomarkers have been explored for their potential to provide objective measures in
the assessment of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it is not clear which biomarkers are …

Implications of the gut microbiome in Parkinson's disease

M Elfil, S Kamel, M Kandil, BB Koo… - Movement …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder that presents with nonmotor
and motor symptoms. The nonmotor manifestations of Parkinson's disease often begin years …

Therapeutic potential of targeting the ghrelin pathway

G Colldén, MH Tschöp, TD Müller - International Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as the endogenous ligand of the growth-hormone
secretagogue receptor 1a (GHSR1a). Since then, ghrelin has been found to exert a plethora …

Pathophysiogenesis of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: is prevention of damage antiepileptogenic?

G Curia, C Lucchi, J Vinet, F Gualtieri… - Current medicinal …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is frequently associated with hippocampal sclerosis, possibly
caused by a primary brain injury that occurred a long time before the appearance of …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive aspects of frailty: mechanisms behind the link between frailty and cognitive impairment

M Halil, MC Kizilarslanoglu, ME Kuyumcu… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2015 - Elsevier
Whereas physical impairment is the main hallmark of frailty, evidence suggests that other
dimensions, such as psychological, cognitive and social factors also contribute to this …

Ghrelin: From a gut hormone to a potential therapeutic target for alcohol use disorder

M Farokhnia, ML Faulkner, D Piacentino, MR Lee… - Physiology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
However, treatment options, including pharmacotherapies, are limited in number and …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the physiological links between physical frailty and cognitive decline

L Ma, P Chan - Aging and disease, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Declines in both physical and cognitive function are associated with increasing age.
Understanding the physiological link between physical frailty and cognitive decline may …