Fibrotic scar in neurodegenerative diseases

N D'Ambrosi, S Apolloni - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The process of uncontrolled internal scarring, called fibrosis, is now emerging as a
pathological feature shared by both peripheral and central nervous system diseases. In the …

LAR receptor tyrosine phosphatase family in healthy and diseased brain

F Cornejo, BI Cortés, GM Findlay… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Protein phosphatases are major regulators of signal transduction and they are involved in
key cellular mechanisms such as proliferation, differentiation, and cell survival. Here we …

Astrocytes: The Stars in Neurodegeneration?

K Stoklund Dittlau, K Freude - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Today, neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease
(PD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affect millions …

Pro-inflammatory roles of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in disorders of the central nervous system

EL Stephenson, VW Yong - Matrix Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix of the central nervous system is an interconnected network of
proteins and sugars. It is crucial for homeostasis, but its remodeling in neurological diseases …

Exosomal circular RNA as a biomarker platform for the early diagnosis of immune-mediated demyelinating disease

J He, M Ren, H Li, L Yang, X Wang, Q Yang - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Exosomes can pass through the blood-brain barrier and are present in the cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF). The components in exosomes, such as DNA, RNA, protein, and lipids, change …

Role of proteoglycans in neuro-inflammation and central nervous system fibrosis

F Heindryckx, JP Li - Matrix Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Fibrosis is defined as the thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a
consequence of tissue damage. The central nervous system (CNS) is special in the sense …

Brevican and neurocan cleavage products in the cerebrospinal fluid-differential occurrence in ALS, epilepsy and small vessel disease

W Hußler, L Höhn, C Stolz, S Vielhaber… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The neural extracellular matrix (ECM) composition shapes the neuronal microenvironment
and undergoes substantial changes upon development and aging, but also due to cerebral …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic hypothalamic extracellular matrix promotes metabolic disease

CA Beddows, F Shi, AL Horton, S Dalal, P Zhang… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes are marked by insulin resistance,.
Cells within the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC), which are crucial for regulating …

Analysis of circulating protein aggregates as a route of investigation into neurodegenerative disorders

R Adiutori, F Puentes, M Bremang… - Brain …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plasma proteome composition reflects the inflammatory and metabolic state of the organism
and can be predictive of system-level and organ-specific pathologies. Circulating protein …

Meta-analysis of differential gene expression in lower motor neurons isolated by laser capture microdissection from post-mortem ALS spinal cords

WR Swindell - Frontiers in Genetics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease for which underlying mechanisms are
incompletely understood. The motor neuron is a central player in ALS pathogenesis but …