Neurodegenerative diseases: Regenerative mechanisms and novel therapeutic approaches

R Hussain, H Zubair, S Pursell, M Shahab - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Regeneration refers to regrowth of tissue in the central nervous system. It includes
generation of new neurons, glia, myelin, and synapses, as well as the regaining of essential …

Protein aggregation: from background to inhibition strategies

P Alam, K Siddiqi, SK Chturvedi, RH Khan - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aggregation of specific proteins is hypothesized to cause several pathological
conditions, which are collectively known as amyloid disorders. The aggregation of peptides …

Vitamin k3 inhibits protein aggregation: implication in the treatment of amyloid diseases

P Alam, SK Chaturvedi, MK Siddiqi, RK Rajpoot… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Protein misfolding and aggregation have been associated with several human diseases
such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and familial amyloid polyneuropathy etc. In this study, anti …

Protein misfolding and aggregation: Mechanism, factors and detection

SK Chaturvedi, MK Siddiqi, P Alam, RH Khan - Process Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Amyloidogenic diseases are characterised by the formation of amyloid aggregates inside or
outside the cell. Amyloid-associated human diseases include Alzheimer's disease …

Formation of rice protein fibrils is highly sensitive to the different types of metal ions: Aggregation behavior and possible mechanisms

X Qi, Y Li, M Shen, Q Yu, Y Chen, J Xie - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The effects of Ca 2+, Cu 2+, and Fe 3+ on rice protein (RP) fibril formation were
investigated in this study. Low Ca 2+ concentration (≤ 150 mM) moderately unfolded the …

Ascorbic acid inhibits human insulin aggregation and protects against amyloid induced cytotoxicity

P Alam, AZ Beg, MK Siddiqi, SK Chaturvedi… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protein aggregation into oligomers and fibrils are associated with many human
pathophysiologies. Compounds that modulate protein aggregation and interact with …

Cancer SLC6A6-mediated taurine uptake transactivates immune checkpoint genes and induces exhaustion in CD8+ T cells

T Cao, W Zhang, Q Wang, C Wang, W Ma, C Zhang… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Taurine is used to bolster immunity, but its effects on antitumor immunity are unclear. Here,
we report that cancer-related taurine consumption causes T cell exhaustion and tumor …

Co-precipitation synthesis and characterization of Co doped SnO2 NPs, HSA interaction via various spectroscopic techniques and their antimicrobial and …

Z Nasir, M Shakir, R Wahab, M Shoeb, P Alam… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sn 1-x Co x O 2 (x= 0.00, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05) nanoparticles (NPs) of average size∼ 30–40 nm
were synthesized by co-precipitation method. The interaction of Co doped SnO 2 NPs with …

Vitamin B12 offers neuronal cell protection by inhibiting Aβ-42 amyloid fibrillation

P Alam, MK Siddiqi, SK Chaturvedi, M Zaman… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protein misfolding and aggregation has been implicated as the cause of more than 20
diseases in humans such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and systemic amyloidosis …

Mechanisms of amyloid proteins aggregation and their inhibition by antibodies, small molecule inhibitors, nano-particles and nano-bodies

P Salahuddin, RH Khan, M Furkan, VN Uversky… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Protein misfolding and aggregation can be induced by a wide variety of factors, such as
dominant disease-associated mutations, changes in the environmental conditions (pH …