[HTML][HTML] Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) complexes in neurodegeneration

H Querfurth, HK Lee - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
Novel targets to arrest neurodegeneration in several dementing conditions involving
misfolded protein accumulations may be found in the diverse signaling pathways of the …

Common mechanisms of excitatory and inhibitory imbalance in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders

R Gao, P Penzes - Current molecular medicine, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Schizophrenia (SCZ) are cognitive disorders with
complex genetic architectures but overlapping behavioral phenotypes, which suggests …

A small-molecule PI3Kα activator for cardioprotection and neuroregeneration

GQ Gong, B Bilanges, B Allsop, GR Masson… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Harnessing the potential beneficial effects of kinase signalling through the generation of
direct kinase activators remains an underexplored area of drug development,,,–. This also …

Dendritic spines: the locus of structural and functional plasticity

C Sala, M Segal - Physiological reviews, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
The introduction of high-resolution time lapse imaging and molecular biological tools has
changed dramatically the rate of progress towards the understanding of the complex …

Structural plasticity upon learning: regulation and functions

P Caroni, F Donato, D Muller - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Recent studies have provided long-sought evidence that behavioural learning involves
specific synapse gain and elimination processes, which lead to memory traces that influence …

Regulation of neuronal development and function by ROS

MCW Oswald, N Garnham, ST Sweeney… - FEBS …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have long been studied as destructive agents in the context
of nervous system ageing, disease and degeneration. Their roles as signalling molecules …

[HTML][HTML] PI3K signaling in neurons: a central node for the control of multiple functions

K Sánchez-Alegría, M Flores-León… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling contributes to a variety of processes, mediating
many aspects of cellular function, including nutrient uptake, anabolic reactions, cell growth …

Functional recovery with recombinant human IGF1 treatment in a mouse model of Rett Syndrome

J Castro, RI Garcia, S Kwok… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Rett Syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that arises from mutations in the X-linked
gene methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2). MeCP2 has a large number of targets and a …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms regulating neuronal excitability and seizure development following mTOR pathway hyperactivation

CL LaSarge, SC Danzer - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-mammalian
target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway regulates a variety of neuronal functions, including cell …

Short‐term environmental enrichment, in the absence of exercise, improves memory, and increases NGF concentration, early neuronal survival, and synaptogenesis …

AM Birch, NB McGarry, ÁM Kelly - Hippocampus, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental manipulations can enhance neuroplasticity in the brain, with enrichment‐
induced cognitive improvements being linked to increased expression of growth factors …