Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in Parkinson's disease: The role of glial cells

L Iovino, ME Tremblay, L Civiero - Journal of pharmacological sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Glutamate
transmission efficiency depends on the correct functionality and expression of a plethora of …

Activation of microglia and astrocytes: a roadway to neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease

D Kaur, V Sharma, R Deshmukh - Inflammopharmacology, 2019 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is of high importance to the
neuroscience world, yet the complex pathogenicity is not fully understood. Inflammation is …

The role of astrocytic glutamate transporters GLT-1 and GLAST in neurological disorders: Potential targets for neurotherapeutics

E Pajarillo, A Rizor, J Lee, M Aschner, E Lee - Neuropharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS)
which initiates rapid signal transmission in the synapse before its re-uptake into the …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic glutamate toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases—what is the evidence?

J Lewerenz, P Maher - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Together with aspartate, glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
Glutamate binds and activates both ligand-gated ion channels (ionotropic glutamate …

The stressed synapse: the impact of stress and glucocorticoids on glutamate transmission

M Popoli, Z Yan, BS McEwen… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Mounting evidence suggests that acute and chronic stress, especially the stress-induced
release of glucocorticoids, induces changes in glutamate neurotransmission in the prefrontal …

Apoptosis and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases

E Radi, P Formichi, C Battisti… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Neurodegenerative disorders affect almost 30 million individuals leading to disability and
death. These disorders are characterized by pathological changes in disease-specific areas …

Role of glutamate excitotoxicity and glutamate transporter EAAT2 in epilepsy: Opportunities for novel therapeutics development

JL Green, WF Dos Santos, ACK Fontana - Biochemical pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a complex neurological syndrome characterized by seizures resulting from
neuronal hyperexcitability and sudden and synchronized bursts of electrical discharges …

[HTML][HTML] Glutamate, glutamate receptors, and downstream signaling pathways

SS Willard, S Koochekpour - International journal of biological …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glutamate is a nonessential amino acid, a major bioenergetic substrate for proliferating
normal and neoplastic cells, and an excitatory neurotransmitter that is actively involved in …

[HTML][HTML] De novo mutations in SLC1A2 and CACNA1A are important causes of epileptic encephalopathies

CT Myers, JM McMahon, AL Schneider… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Epileptic encephalopathies (EEs) are the most clinically important group of severe early-
onset epilepsies. Next-generation sequencing has highlighted the crucial contribution of de …