Induced pluripotent stem cells: applications in regenerative medicine, disease modeling, and drug discovery

VK Singh, M Kalsan, N Kumar, A Saini… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Recent progresses in the field of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) have opened up
many gateways for the research in therapeutics. iPSCs are the cells which are …

Roles for Hedgehog signaling in adult organ homeostasis and repair

R Petrova, AL Joyner - Development, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
The hedgehog (HH) pathway is well known for its mitogenic and morphogenic functions
during development, and HH signaling continues in discrete populations of cells within …

[HTML][HTML] Primary cilia and ciliary signaling pathways in aging and age-related brain disorders

R Ma, NA Kutchy, L Chen, DD Meigs, G Hu - Neurobiology of disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Brain disorders are characterized by the progressive loss of structure and function of the
brain as a consequence of progressive degeneration and/or death of nerve cells. Aging is a …

The role of Smo-Shh/Gli signaling activation in the prevention of neurological and ageing disorders

A Prajapati, S Mehan, Z Khan - Biogerontology, 2023 - Springer
Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling is an essential central nervous system (CNS) pathway
involved during embryonic development and later life stages. Further, it regulates cell …

Sonic Hedgehog signaling in the mammalian brain

E Traiffort, E Angot, M Ruat - Journal of neurochemistry, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2010) 113, 576–590. Abstract The discovery of a Sonic Hedgehog (Shh)
signaling pathway in the mature vertebrate CNS has paved the way to the characterization …

Sonic hedgehog protects cortical neurons against oxidative stress

RL Dai, SY Zhu, YP Xia, L Mao, YW Mei, YF Yao… - Neurochemical …, 2011 - Springer
Oxidative stress is one of the most important pathological mechanisms in neurodegenerative
diseases and ischemia. Recent studies have indicated that the sonic hedgehog (SHH) …

Relationship between Sonic hedgehog protein, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and oxidative stress in autism spectrum disorders

LY Al-Ayadhi - Neurochemical research, 2012 - Springer
The etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is not well known but oxidative stress has
been suggested to play a pathological role. We report here that the serum levels of Sonic …

bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes containing Gli1 alleviate microglial activation and neuronal apoptosis in vitro and in a mouse …

Y Cai, MM Zhang, M Wang, ZH Jiang… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated possible therapeutic effect mechanisms of exosomes from bone
marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) in neuronal and microglial cells and in a …

Sonic hedgehog signalling mediates astrocyte crosstalk with neurons to confer neuroprotection

CI Ugbode, I Smith, BJ Whalley… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sonic hedgehog (SHH) is a glycoprotein associated with development that is also
expressed in the adult CNS and released after brain injury. Since the SHH receptors …

Aging of signal transduction pathways, and pathology

ME Carlson, HS Silva, IM Conboy - Experimental cell research, 2008 - Elsevier
The major cell signaling pathways, and their specific mechanisms of transduction, have
been a subject of investigation for many years. As our understanding of these pathways …