Protective factors and the pathogenesis of complications in diabetes

MG Yu, D Gordin, J Fu, K Park, Q Li… - Endocrine …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Chronic complications of diabetes are due to myriad disorders of numerous metabolic
pathways that are responsible for most of the morbidity and mortality associated with the …

Mechanisms of photoreceptor patterning in vertebrates and invertebrates

K Viets, KC Eldred, RJ Johnston - Trends in Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
Across the animal kingdom, visual systems have evolved to be uniquely suited to the
environments and behavioral patterns of different species. Visual acuity and color …

Salvianolic acid B ameliorates retinal deficits in an early-stage alzheimer's disease mouse model through downregulating bace1 and Aβ Generation

M Wang, S Zhang, X Liu, P Wang, Y Zhu… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with subtle onset, early diagnosis
remains challenging. Accumulating evidence suggests that the emergence of retinal …

Characterization of glycolytic enzymes and pyruvate kinase M2 in type 1 and 2 diabetic nephropathy

D Gordin, H Shah, T Shinjo, R St-Louis, W Qi… - Diabetes …, 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Elevated glycolytic enzymes in renal glomeruli correlated with preservation of
renal function in the Medalist Study, individuals with≥ 50 years of type 1 diabetes …

From rust to quantum biology: the role of iron in retina physiopathology

E Picard, A Daruich, J Youale, Y Courtois… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Iron is essential for cell survival and function. It is a transition metal, that could change its
oxidation state from Fe2+ to Fe3+ involving an electron transfer, the key of vital functions but …

Beta-amyloid sequelae in the eye: a critical review on its diagnostic significance and clinical relevance in Alzheimer's disease

TM Shah, SM Gupta, P Chatterjee, M Campbell… - Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder. There is no
test for its definitive diagnosis in routine clinical practice. Although phase III clinical trials …

Amyloidosis in retinal neurodegenerative diseases

A Masuzzo, V Dinet, C Cavanagh, F Mascarelli… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
As a part of the central nervous system, the retina may reflect both physiological processes
and abnormalities related to pathologies that affect the brain. Amyloidosis due to the …

Amyloid β precursor protein regulates neuron survival and maturation in the adult mouse brain

S Wang, M Bolós, R Clark, CL Cullen… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2016 - Elsevier
The amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) is a transmembrane protein that is widely expressed
within the central nervous system (CNS). While the pathogenic dysfunction of this protein …

Members of the vertebrate contactin and amyloid precursor protein families interact through a conserved interface

SJ Karuppan, A Vogt, Z Fischer, A Ladutska… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Contactins (CNTNs) are neural cell adhesion molecules that encode axon-target specificity
during the patterning of the vertebrate visual and olfactory systems. Because CNTNs are …

Amyloid precursor protein is required for normal function of the rod and cone pathways in the mouse retina

T Ho, KA Vessey, R Cappai, V Dinet, F Mascarelli… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a transmembrane glycoprotein frequently studied for its
role in Alzheimer's disease. Our recent study in APP knockout (KO) mice identified an …