The protective role of exercise against age-related neurodegeneration

A Sujkowski, L Hong, RJ Wessells, SV Todi - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Endurance exercise is a widely accessible, low-cost intervention with a variety of benefits to
multiple organ systems. Exercise improves multiple indices of physical performance and …

Behavioral Phenotyping and Pathological Indicators of Parkinson's Disease in C. elegans Models

M Maulik, S Mitra, A Bult-Ito, BE Taylor… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with symptoms that progressively
worsen with age. Pathologically, PD is characterized by the aggregation of α-synuclein in …

C. elegans neurons jettison protein aggregates and mitochondria under neurotoxic stress

I Melentijevic, ML Toth, ML Arnold, RJ Guasp… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The toxicity of misfolded proteins and mitochondrial dysfunction are pivotal factors that
promote age-associated functional neuronal decline and neurodegenerative disease …

Swim exercise in Caenorhabditis elegans extends neuromuscular and gut healthspan, enhances learning ability, and protects against neurodegeneration

R Laranjeiro, G Harinath, JE Hewitt… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Regular physical exercise is the most efficient and accessible intervention known to promote
healthy aging in humans. The molecular and cellular mechanisms that mediate system-wide …

Age-associated changes to neuronal dynamics involve a disruption of excitatory/inhibitory balance in C. elegans

GS Wirak, J Florman, MJ Alkema, CW Connor… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
In the aging brain, many of the alterations underlying cognitive and behavioral decline
remain opaque. Caenorhabditis elegans offers a powerful model for aging research, with a …

Mechanosensory Neuron Aging: Differential Trajectories with Lifespan-Extending Alaskan Berry and Fungal Treatments in Caenorhabditis elegans

C Scerbak, EM Vayndorf, A Hernandez… - Frontiers in aging …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Many nutritional interventions that increase lifespan are also proposed to postpone age-
related declines in motor and cognitive function. Potential sources of anti-aging compounds …

Biomarkers for aging in Caenorhabditis elegans high throughput screening

VR Yarmey, A San-Miguel - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Aging is characterized by a functional decline in organism fitness over time due to a complex
combination of genetic and environmental factors. With an increasing elderly population at …

Structural changes shaping the Drosophila ellipsoid body ER-neurons during development and aging

S Koch, P Kandimalla, E Padilla, S Kaur, R Kaur… - Developmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ellipsoid body (EB) of the insect brain performs pivotal functions in controlling
navigation. Input and output of the EB is provided by multiple classes of R-neurons (now …

C. elegans: a prominent platform for modeling and drug screening in neurological disorders

S Romussi, S Giunti, N Andersen… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Human neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases (NDevDs and
NDegDs, respectively) encompass a broad spectrum of disorders affecting the nervous …

An expanded role for the RFX transcription factor DAF-19, with dual functions in ciliated and nonciliated neurons

EA De Stasio, KP Mueller, RJ Bauer, AJ Hurlburt… - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Regulatory Factor X (RFX) transcription factors (TFs) are best known for activating
genes required for ciliogenesis in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In humans, eight RFX …