The function and regulation of zinc in the brain

RF Krall, T Tzounopoulos, E Aizenman - Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Nearly sixty years ago Fredrich Timm developed a histochemical technique that revealed a
rich reserve of free zinc in distinct regions of the brain. Subsequent electron microscopy …

Neuronal signalling of zinc: From detection and modulation to function

C Zhang, A Dischler, K Glover, Y Qin - Open Biology, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Zinc is an essential trace element that stabilizes protein structures and allosterically
modulates a plethora of enzymes, ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors. Labile zinc …

MCOLN1/TRPML1 finely controls oncogenic autophagy in cancer by mediating zinc influx

J Qi, Y Xing, Y Liu, MM Wang, X Wei, Z Sui, L Ding… - Autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Macroautophagy/autophagy is elevated to ensure the high demand for nutrients for the
growth of cancer cells. Here we demonstrated that MCOLN1/TRPML1 is a pharmaceutical …

A new hemostatic agent composed of Zn2+-enriched Ca2+ alginate activates vascular endothelial cells in vitro and promotes tissue repair in vivo

AC Ponsen, R Proust, S Soave, F Mercier-Nomé… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
To control capillary bleeding, surgeons may use absorbable hemostatic agents, such as
Surgicel® and TachoSil®. Due to their slow resorption, their persistence in situ can have a …

The contribution of zinc to platelet behaviour during haemostasis and thrombosis

KA Taylor, N Pugh - Metallomics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Platelets are the primary cellular determinants of haemostasis and pathological thrombus
formation leading to myocardial infarction and stroke. Following vascular injury or …

Heavy metal cations permeate the TRPV6 epithelial cation channel

G Kovacs, T Danko, MJ Bergeron, B Balazs, Y Suzuki… - Cell calcium, 2011 - Elsevier
TRPV6 belongs to the vanilloid family of the transient receptor potential channel (TRP)
superfamily. This calcium-selective channel is highly expressed in the duodenum and the …

Extracellular ATP and zinc are co-secreted with insulin and activate multiple P2X purinergic receptor channels expressed by islet beta-cells to potentiate insulin …

C Richards-Williams, JL Contreras, KH Berecek… - Purinergic …, 2008 - Springer
It is well established that ATP is co-secreted with insulin and zinc from pancreatic beta-cells
(β-cells) in response to elevations in extracellular glucose concentration. Despite this …

Loss of apical monocilia on collecting duct principal cells impairs ATP secretion across the apical cell surface and ATP-dependent and flow-induced calcium signals

MB Hovater, D Olteanu, EL Hanson, NL Cheng… - Purinergic …, 2008 - Springer
Renal epithelial cells release ATP constitutively under basal conditions and release higher
quantities of purine nucleotide in response to stimuli. ATP filtered at the glomerulus …

P2X purinergic receptors are multisensory detectors for micro-environmental stimuli that control migration of tumoral endothelium

G Scarpellino, T Genova, E Quarta, C Distasi, M Dionisi… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Extracellular ATP is highly concentrated in tumor stroma. In this study, we
investigated the effects of the synthetic ATP analog Benzoylbenzoyl-ATP, 2′(3′)-O-(4 …

Autophagy-induced degradation of Notch1, achieved through intermittent fasting, may promote beta cell neogenesis: implications for reversal of type 2 diabetes

JJ DiNicolantonio, M McCarty - Open Heart, 2019 - openheart.bmj.com
INTERMITTENT FASTING BOOSTS NEUROGENIN-3 (NGN3) EXPRESSION AND BETA
CELL NEOGENESIS Several recent studies have found that repeated episodes of fasting (or …