Ineffective esophageal motility: Concepts, future directions, and conclusions from the Stanford 2018 symposium

CP Gyawali, D Sifrim, DA Carlson… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) is a heterogenous minor motility disorder
diagnosed when≥ 50% ineffective peristaltic sequences (distal contractile integral< 450 mm …

In the line-up: deleted genes associated with DiGeorge/22q11. 2 deletion syndrome: are they all suspects?

Z Motahari, SA Moody, TM Maynard… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), a copy number variation
(CNV) disorder, occurs in approximately 1: 4000 live births due to a heterozygous …

MSC spheroids-loaded collagen hydrogels simultaneously promote neuronal differentiation and suppress inflammatory reaction through PI3K-Akt signaling pathway

J He, N Zhang, Y Zhu, R Jin, F Wu - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
It is critical for the clinical success to take the anti-inflammatory function into consideration
when integrating the neurogenesis into the nerve repair materials. To this aim, we prepared …

Selection of an efficient AAV vector for robust CNS transgene expression

KS Hanlon, JC Meltzer, T Buzhdygan, MJ Cheng… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2019 - cell.com
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid libraries have generated improved transgene delivery
vectors. We designed an AAV library construct, iTransduce, that combines a peptide library …

Hybrid SMART spheroids to enhance stem cell therapy for CNS injuries

C Rathnam, L Yang, S Castro-Pedrido, J Luo, L Cai… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Although stem cell therapy holds enormous potential for treating debilitating injuries and
diseases in the central nervous system, low survival and inefficient differentiation have …

Blood-brain barrier-supported neurogenesis in healthy and diseased brain

EA Pozhilenkova, OL Lopatina, YK Komleva… - Reviews in the …, 2017 - degruyter.com
Adult neurogenesis is one of the most important mechanisms contributing to brain
development, learning, and memory. Alterations in neurogenesis underlie a wide spectrum …

The role of the mucin-glycan foraging Ruminococcus gnavus in the communication between the gut and the brain

E Coletto, D Latousakis, MG Pontifex, EH Crost… - Gut …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Ruminococcus gnavus is a prevalent member of the human gut microbiota, which is over-
represented in inflammatory bowel disease and neurological disorders. We previously …

Potential of Neural Stem Cell‐Based Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

CH Chou, HC Fan, DY Hueng - Parkinson's Disease, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation is an emerging strategy for restoring neuronal
function in neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD), which is characterized …

[HTML][HTML] Identity and nature of neural stem cells in the adult human subventricular zone

S Baig, J Nadaf, R Allache, PU Le, M Luo, A Djedid… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
The existence of neural stem cells (NSCs) in adult human brain neurogenic regions remains
unresolved. To address this, we created a cell atlas of the adult human subventricular zone …

Occludin: a gatekeeper of brain Infection by HIV-1

S Torices, L Daire, S Simon, O Naranjo… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2023 - Springer
Compromised structure and function of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is one of the
pathological hallmarks of brain infection by HIV-1. BBB damage during HIV-1 infection has …