The neuroprotective effect of dexmedetomidine and its mechanism

Y Hu, H Zhou, H Zhang, Y Sui, Z Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a highly selective α2 receptor agonist that is routinely used in
the clinic for sedation and anesthesia. Recently, an increasing number of studies have …

Role of neuroglobin in the neuroprotective actions of estradiol and estrogenic compounds

GE Barreto, AJ McGovern, LM Garcia-Segura - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Estradiol exerts neuroprotective actions that are mediated by the regulation of a variety of
signaling pathways and homeostatic molecules. Among these is neuroglobin, which is …

Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells embedded in PF-127 hydrogel plus sodium ascorbyl phosphate combination promote diabetic wound healing in type 2 …

Y Jiao, X Chen, Y Niu, S Huang, J Wang, M Luo… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Diabetic cutaneous ulcers (DCU) are a complication of diabetes with diabetic
foot ulcers being the most common, and the wounds are difficult to heal, increasing the risk …

Molecular Interactions between Neuroglobin and Cytochrome c: Possible Mechanisms of Antiapoptotic Defense in Neuronal Cells

MA Semenova, RV Chertkova, MP Kirpichnikov… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuroglobin, which is a heme protein from the globin family that is predominantly expressed
in nervous tissue, can promote a neuronal survivor. However, the molecular mechanisms …

Structural and (pseudo-) enzymatic properties of neuroglobin: Its possible role in neuroprotection

G De Simone, D Sbardella, F Oddone, A Pesce… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuroglobin (Ngb), the third member of the globin family, was discovered in human and
murine brains in 2000. This monomeric globin is structurally similar to myoglobin (Mb) and …

Chemical interference with DSIF complex formation lowers synthesis of mutant huntingtin gene products and curtails mutant phenotypes

N Deng, YY Wu, Y Feng, WC Hsieh… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Earlier work has shown that siRNA-mediated reduction of the SUPT4H or SUPT5H proteins,
which interact to form the DSIF complex and facilitate transcript elongation by RNA …

Neuroglobin in retinal neurodegeneration: A potential target in therapeutic approaches

V Solar Fernandez, M Marino, M Fiocchetti - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Retinal neurodegeneration affects an increasing number of people worldwide causing
vision impairments and blindness, reducing quality of life, and generating a great economic …

Effects of naturally occurring S47F/A mutations on the structure and function of human cytochrome c

YY Li, SS Long, L Yu, AK Liu, SQ Gao, X Tan… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sequence and structure of human cytochrome c (hCyt c) exhibit evolutionary
conservations, with only a limited number of naturally occurring mutations in humans …

Harlequin mice exhibit cognitive impairment, severe loss of Purkinje cells and a compromised bioenergetic status due to the absence of Apoptosis Inducing Factor

H Cwerman-Thibault, V Malko-Baverel… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
The functional integrity of the central nervous system relies on complex mechanisms in
which the mitochondria are crucial actors because of their involvement in a multitude of …

Neuroglobin protects against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats by suppressing mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress‐mediated …

L Zhang, D Li, L Yin, C Zhang, H Qu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remains a grievous health threat, and herein
effective therapy is urgently needed. This study explored the protection of neuroglobin (Ngb) …