Region-specific characteristics of astrocytes and microglia: a possible involvement in aging and diseases

J Lee, SW Kim, KT Kim - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although different regions of the brain are dedicated to specific functions, the intra-and inter-
regional heterogeneity of astrocytes and microglia in these regions has not yet been fully …

Acute cerebellar inflammation and related ataxia: mechanisms and pathophysiology

MSA Parvez, G Ohtsuki - Brain sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cerebellum governs motor coordination and motor learning. Infection with external
microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi, induces the release and production of …

Homologous organization of cerebellar pathways to sensory, motor, and associative forebrain

TJ Pisano, ZM Dhanerawala, M Kislin, D Bakshinskaya… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Cerebellar outputs take polysynaptic routes to reach the rest of the brain, impeding
conventional tracing. Here, we quantify pathways between the cerebellum and forebrain by …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

RP Maas, S Teerenstra, I Toni, T Klockgether… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Repeated sessions of cerebellar anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have
been suggested to modulate cerebellar-motor cortex (M1) connectivity and decrease ataxia …

Consensus paper: novel directions and next steps of non-invasive brain stimulation of the cerebellum in health and disease

M Manto, GPD Argyropoulos, T Bocci, PA Celnik… - The Cerebellum, 2022 - Springer
The cerebellum is involved in multiple closed-loops circuitry which connect the cerebellar
modules with the motor cortex, prefrontal, temporal, and parietal cortical areas, and …

Neuromodulation of the cerebellum rescues movement in a mouse model of ataxia

LN Miterko, T Lin, J Zhou, ME van der Heijden… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) relieves motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease, and other
movement disorders. Here, we demonstrate the potential benefits of DBS in a model of …

Novel cerebello-amygdala connections provide missing link between cerebellum and limbic system

SJ Jung, K Vlasov, AF D'Ambra, A Parigi… - Frontiers in systems …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The cerebellum is emerging as a powerful regulator of cognitive and affective processing
and memory in both humans and animals and has been implicated in affective disorders …

Activation of TrkB-Akt signaling rescues deficits in a mouse model of SCA6

AA Cook, S Jayabal, J Sheng, E Fields, TCS Leung… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) is a neurodegenerative disease resulting in motor
coordination deficits and cerebellar pathology. Expression of brain-derived neurotrophic …

Mitochondrial damage and impaired mitophagy contribute to disease progression in SCA6

TCS Leung, E Fields, N Rana, RYL Shen… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) is a neurodegenerative disease that
manifests in midlife and progressively worsens with age. SCA6 is rare, and many patients …

[HTML][HTML] A mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant (MitoQ) improves motor coordination and reduces Purkinje cell death in a mouse model of ARSACS

BT Márquez, TCS Leung, J Hui, F Charron… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial deficits have been observed in animal models of Autosomal-recessive spastic
ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) and in patient-derived fibroblasts. We …