Polyphenols and neuroprotection: Therapeutic implications for cognitive decline

G Caruso, SA Torrisi, MP Mogavero, W Currenti… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dietary polyphenols have been the focus of major interest for their potential benefits on
human health. Several preclinical studies have been conducted to provide a rationale for …

The S100B story: from biomarker to active factor in neural injury

F Michetti, N D'Ambrosi, A Toesca… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
S100B is a Ca2+‐binding protein mainly concentrated in astrocytes. Its levels in biological
fluids (cerebrospinal fluid, peripheral and cord blood, urine, saliva, amniotic fluid) are …

Questions and (some) answers on reactive astrocytes

C Escartin, O Guillemaud, M Carrillo‐de Sauvage - Glia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytes are key cellular partners for neurons in the central nervous system. Astrocytes
react to virtually all types of pathological alterations in brain homeostasis by significant …

The role of microRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases: a review

S Li, Z Lei, T Sun - Cell Biology and Toxicology, 2023 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs which are essential post-transcriptional gene
regulators in various neuronal degenerative diseases and playact a key role in these …

Astrocytes in heavy metal neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration

B Li, M Xia, R Zorec, V Parpura, A Verkhratsky - Brain research, 2021 - Elsevier
With the industrial development and progressive increase in environmental pollution, the
mankind overexposure to heavy metals emerges as a pressing public health issue …

Cell-type-specific epigenetic effects of early life stress on the brain

MF Rahman, PO McGowan - Translational Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Early life stress (ELS) induces long-term phenotypic adaptations that contribute to increased
vulnerability to a host of neuropsychiatric disorders. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA …

Current and emerging avenues for Alzheimer's disease drug targets

R Loera‐Valencia, A Cedazo‐Minguez… - Journal of internal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most frequent cause of dementia, is escalating as a
global epidemic, and so far, there is neither cure nor treatment to alter its progression. The …

Significant roles of neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease: therapeutic targets for PD prevention

Y Lee, S Lee, SC Chang, J Lee - Archives of pharmacal research, 2019 - Springer
Glial cells outnumber neurons in the brain and play important roles in the neuroinflammation
that accompanies brain damage in neurodegenerative diseases. In Parkinson's disease …

Astrocytes as a target for therapeutic strategies in epilepsy: current insights

N Çarçak, F Onat, E Sitnikova - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes are specialized non-neuronal glial cells of the central nervous system,
contributing to neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission (gliotransmission). Astrocytes …

Anti-inflammatory activities of marine algae in neurodegenerative diseases

MC Barbalace, M Malaguti, L Giusti… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation is one of the main contributors to the onset and progression of
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Microglial and …