Microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanism and potential therapeutic targets

C Gao, J Jiang, Y Tan, S Chen - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia activation is observed in various neurodegenerative diseases. Recent advances in
single-cell technologies have revealed that these reactive microglia were with high spatial …

Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis as a way for active longevity: interaction between the Nrf2 and PGC-1α signaling pathways

AP Gureev, EA Shaforostova, VN Popov - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Aging is a general degenerative process related to deterioration of cell functions in the entire
organism. Mitochondria, which play a key role in energy homeostasis and metabolism of …

Nrf2: a dark horse in Alzheimer's disease treatment

A Osama, J Zhang, J Yao, X Yao, J Fang - Ageing research reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), an age-dependent neurodegenerative disorder, is the
main cause of dementia. Common hallmarks of AD include the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) …

Novel target for treating Alzheimer's Diseases: Crosstalk between the Nrf2 pathway and autophagy

W Zhang, C Feng, H Jiang - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In mammals, the Keap1-Nrf2-ARE pathway (henceforth,“the Nrf2 pathway”) and
autophagy are major intracellular defence systems that combat oxidative damage and …

Altered succinylation of mitochondrial proteins, APP and tau in Alzheimer's disease

Y Yang, V Tapias, D Acosta, H Xu, H Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abnormalities in brain glucose metabolism and accumulation of abnormal protein deposits
called plaques and tangles are neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Redox signaling at the crossroads of human health and disease

J Zuo, Z Zhang, M Luo, L Zhou, EC Nice, W Zhang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Redox biology is at the core of life sciences, accompanied by the close correlation of redox
processes with biological activities. Redox homeostasis is a prerequisite for human health …

Transcription factor NRF2 as a promising therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Z Qu, J Sun, W Zhang, J Yu, C Zhuang - Free Radical Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is considered as one of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
plays an important role in the occurrence and development of AD. Nuclear factor erythroid 2 …

The α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex as a hub of plasticity in neurodegeneration and regeneration

GE Hansen, GE Gibson - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abnormal glucose metabolism is central to neurodegeneration, and considerable evidence
suggests that abnormalities in key enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle underlie the …

Slingshot homolog-1–mediated Nrf2 sequestration tips the balance from neuroprotection to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

S Cazzaro, JAA Woo, X Wang, T Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Oxidative damage in the brain is one of the earliest drivers of pathology in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and related dementias, both preceding and exacerbating clinical symptoms. In …

Ginsenoside and its therapeutic potential for cognitive impairment

H Feng, M Xue, H Deng, S Cheng, Y Hu, C Zhou - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cognitive impairment (CI) is one of the major clinical features of many neurodegenerative
diseases. It can be aging-related or even appear in non-central nerve system (CNS) …