Aging and neurodegenerative disease: is the adaptive immune system a friend or foe?

K Mayne, JA White, CE McMurran, FJ Rivera… - Frontiers in aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) are characterized by
progressive neuronal death and neurological dysfunction, leading to increased disability …

Motor neuron susceptibility in ALS/FTD

AMG Ragagnin, S Shadfar, M Vidal… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
death of both upper and lower motor neurons (MNs) in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord …

High-throughput screening platforms in the discovery of novel drugs for neurodegenerative diseases

H Aldewachi, RN Al-Zidan, MT Conner, MM Salman - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are incurable and debilitating conditions that result in
progressive degeneration and/or death of nerve cells in the central nervous system (CNS) …

Is SOD1 loss of function involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

RA Saccon, RKA Bunton-Stasyshyn, EMC Fisher… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Mutations in the gene superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) are causative for familial forms of the
neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. When the first SOD1 mutations …

Opinion: more mouse models and more translation needed for ALS

EMC Fisher, L Greensmith, A Malaspina… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a complex disorder most of which is 'sporadic'of unknown
origin but approximately 10% is familial, arising from single mutations in any of more than 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Rodent models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

P McGoldrick, PI Joyce, EMC Fisher… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2013 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease
characterised by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Recent advances in …

TDP-43/FUS in motor neuron disease: Complexity and challenges

EN Guerrero, H Wang, J Mitra, PM Hegde… - Progress in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a common motor neuron disease affecting two per
100,000 people worldwide, encompasses at least five distinct pathological subtypes …

Cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain: the servant of many masters

G Schiavo, L Greensmith, M Hafezparast… - Trends in …, 2013 - cell.com
Cytoplasmic dynein is the main retrograde motor in all eukaryotic cells. This complex
comprises different subunits assembled on a cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain 1 (DYNC1H1) …

Oxr1 is essential for protection against oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration

PL Oliver, MJ Finelli, B Edwards, E Bitoun… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Oxidative stress is a common etiological feature of neurological disorders, although the
pathways that govern defence against reactive oxygen species (ROS) in neurodegeneration …

Inhibiting p38 MAPK alpha rescues axonal retrograde transport defects in a mouse model of ALS

KL Gibbs, B Kalmar, ER Rhymes, AD Fellows… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the
degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Defects in axonal transport have been …