Functional roles of reactive astrocytes in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

R Patani, GE Hardingham, SA Liddelow - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in uncovering the mechanisms that underlie neuroinflammation and
neurodegenerative disease, therapies that prevent neuronal loss remain elusive. Targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease

TS Zimmer, AL Orr, AG Orr - Trends in neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Selective vulnerability of specific brain regions and cell populations is a hallmark of
neurodegenerative disorders. Mechanisms of selective vulnerability involve neuronal …

PGRN deficiency exacerbates, whereas a brain penetrant PGRN derivative protects, GBA1 mutation-associated pathologies and diseases

X Zhao, Y Lin, B Liou, W Fu, J Jian… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mutations in GBA1, encoding glucocerebrosidase (GCase), cause Gaucher disease (GD)
and are also genetic risks in developing Parkinson's disease (PD). Currently, the approved …

Waterborne exposure to microcystin-leucine arginine induces endocrine disruption and gonadal dysplasia of Pelophylax nigromaculatus tadpoles via the …

H Zhang, J Wu, N Fang, S Zhang, X Su, H Jiang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of microcystins on the gonad development and reproduction endocrine in the
tadpole stage on amphibians remains unclear. In this study, the tadpoles (Pelophylax …

[HTML][HTML] Network connectivity and local transcriptomic vulnerability underpin cortical atrophy progression in Parkinson's disease

A Vo, C Tremblay, S Rahayel, G Shafiei, JY Hansen… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease pathology is hypothesized to spread through the brain via axonal
connections between regions and is further modulated by local vulnerabilities within those …

The ESCRT Pathway's Role in Prion Diseases and Beyond

HB Taha - Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Prion diseases are a special category of brain disorders that have captivated and puzzled
neuroscientists. These diseases are caused by an abnormal isoform of prion protein. Under …

[HTML][HTML] Synaptic Involvement of the Human Amygdala in Parkinson's Disease

S Villar-Conde, V Astillero-Lopez… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2023 - ASBMB
Abstract α-Synuclein, a protein mostly present in presynaptic terminals, accumulates
neuropathologically in Parkinson's disease in a 6-stage sequence and propagates in the …

Neuroglia targeting nano-therapeutic approaches to rescue aging and neurodegenerating brain

M Sharma, N Aggarwal, J Mishra, JJ Panda - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite intense efforts at the bench, the development of successful brain-targeting
therapeutics to relieve malicious neural diseases remains primitive. The brain, being a …

Astrocytic clearance and fragmentation of toxic proteins in Alzheimer's disease on large-scale brain networks

H Shaheen, S Pal, R Melnik - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2023 - Elsevier
The human brain is the most complicated biological structure on the planet. A major
challenge of brain network modelling lies in its multi-scale spatio-temporal nature, covering …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale Modelling of Brain Networks and the Analysis of Dynamic Processes in Neurodegenerative Disorders

H Shaheen - 2024 - scholars.wlu.ca
The complex nature of the human brain, with its intricate organic structure and multiscale
spatio-temporal characteristics ranging from synapses to the entire brain, presents a major …