Function and therapeutic value of astrocytes in neurological diseases

HG Lee, MA Wheeler, FJ Quintana - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Astrocytes are abundant glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that perform diverse
functions in health and disease. Astrocyte dysfunction is found in numerous diseases …

Role of neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration development

W Zhang, D Xiao, Q Mao, H Xia - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Studies in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and so on, have suggested that …

γ-Secretase in Alzheimer's disease

JY Hur - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is caused by synaptic and neuronal loss in the brain. One of the
characteristic hallmarks of AD is senile plaques containing amyloid β-peptide (Aβ). Aβ is …

Positive feedback regulation of microglial glucose metabolism by histone H4 lysine 12 lactylation in Alzheimer's disease

RY Pan, L He, J Zhang, X Liu, Y Liao, J Gao, Y Liao… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The pro-inflammatory activation of microglia is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and
this process involves a switch from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) toward glycolysis …

Bioorthogonal chemistry

SL Scinto, DA Bilodeau, R Hincapie, W Lee… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Bioorthogonal chemistry represents a class of high-yielding chemical reactions that proceed
rapidly and selectively in biological environments without side reactions towards …

Pathogenesis and virulence of herpes simplex virus

S Zhu, A Viejo-Borbolla - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Two of the most prevalent human viruses worldwide, herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2
(HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively), cause a variety of diseases, including cold sores, genital …

Cellular senescence at the crossroads of inflammation and Alzheimer's disease

A Guerrero, B De Strooper… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Aging is a key risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the reasons for this association
are not well understood. Senescent cells accumulate in aged tissues and have been shown …

[HTML][HTML] Concerted type I interferon signaling in microglia and neural cells promotes memory impairment associated with amyloid β plaques

ER Roy, G Chiu, S Li, NE Propson, R Kanchi, B Wang… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The principal signals that drive memory and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease
(AD) remain elusive. Here, we revealed brain-wide cellular reactions to type I interferon (IFN …

The good, the bad, and the opportunities of the complement system in neurodegenerative disease

ND Schartz, AJ Tenner - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2020 - Springer
The complement cascade is a critical effector mechanism of the innate immune system that
contributes to the rapid clearance of pathogens and dead or dying cells, as well as …

IFITM proteins: Understanding their diverse roles in viral infection, cancer, and immunity

M Gómez-Herranz, J Taylor, RD Sloan - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) are broad spectrum antiviral factors that
inhibit the entry of a wide range of clinically important pathogens including influenza A virus …