Modeling neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditiselegans

KA Caldwell, CW Willicott… - Disease Models & …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
The global burden of neurodegenerative diseases underscores the urgent need for
innovative strategies to define new drug targets and disease-modifying factors. The …

Copper trafficking system in cells: insights into coordination chemistry and toxicity

J Han - Dalton Transactions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal ions, such as copper, are indispensable components in the biological
system. Copper ions which primarily exist in two major oxidation states Cu (I) and Cu (II) play …

Can some anticancer drugs be repurposed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? A brief narrative review

RL Potenza, M Armida, P Popoli - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare progressive motor neuron disease that, due to
its high complexity, still lacks effective treatments. Development of a new drug is a highly …

Emerging evidence highlighting the importance of redox dysregulation in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

CJ Jagaraj, S Parakh, JD Atkin - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The cellular redox state, or balance between cellular oxidation and reduction reactions,
serves as a vital antioxidant defence system that is linked to all important cellular activities …

[HTML][HTML] Generation and analysis of innovative genomically humanized knockin SOD1, TARDBP (TDP-43), and FUS mouse models

A Devoy, G Price, F De Giorgio, R Bunton-Stasyshyn… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD) is a fatal
neurodegenerative disorder, and continued innovation is needed for improved …

Unveiling local and global conformational changes and allosteric communications in SOD1 systems using molecular dynamics simulation and network analyses

S Basith, B Manavalan, G Lee - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a serious neurodegenerative disorder
affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that is caused by mutations in the …

Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system to evaluate neuroprotective potential of nano formulations

P Chauhan, K Wadhwa, G Singh - Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The impact of neurodegenerative illnesses on society is significant, but the mechanisms
leading to neuronal malfunction and death in these conditions remain largely unknown …

Generation, quality control, and analysis of the first genomically humanised knock-in mice for the ALS/FTD genes SOD1, TARDBP (TDP-43), and FUS

A Devoy, G Price, FD Giorgio, R Bunton-Stasyshyn… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia spectrum disorder (ALS/FTD) is a
complex neurodegenerative disease; up to 10% of cases are familial, usually arising from …