Zinc in the brain: friend or foe?

S Choi, DK Hong, BY Choi, SW Suh - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc is a trace metal ion in the central nervous system that plays important biological roles,
such as in catalysis, structure, and regulation. It contributes to antioxidant function and the …

The pathophysiological role of CoA

A Czumaj, S Szrok-Jurga, A Hebanowska… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of coenzyme A (CoA) as a carrier of acyl residues in cell metabolism is well
understood. Coenzyme A participates in more than 100 different catabolic and anabolic …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling in neural stem cell homeostasis and neurological diseases

J Gao, Y Liao, M Qiu, W Shen - The Neuroscientist, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Neural stem/progenitor cells (NSCs) maintain the ability of self-renewal and differentiation
and compose the complex nervous system. Wnt signaling is thought to control the balance of …

NFAT1 orchestrates spinal microglial transcription and promotes microglial proliferation via c‐MYC contributing to nerve injury‐induced neuropathic pain

BC Jiang, TY Ding, CY Guo, XH Bai, DL Cao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve injury‐induced spinal microglial proliferation plays a pivotal role in
neuropathic pain. So far, key intracellular druggable molecules involved in this process are …

Down syndrome: Neurobiological alterations and therapeutic targets

RA Vacca, S Bawari, D Valenti, D Tewari… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disease that occurs due to an aneuploidy of human
chromosome 21. Trisomy of chromosome 21 is a primary genetic cause of developmental …

Neurogenesis impairment: An early developmental defect in Down syndrome

F Stagni, A Giacomini, M Emili, S Guidi… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by brain hypotrophy and intellectual disability starting
from early life stages. Accumulating evidence shows that the phenotypic features of the DS …

Calcium and activity-dependent signaling in the developing cerebral cortex

A Arjun McKinney, R Petrova… - Development, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Calcium influx can be stimulated by various intra-and extracellular signals to set coordinated
gene expression programs into motion. As such, the precise regulation of intracellular …

DYRK1A protein, a promising therapeutic target to improve cognitive deficits in Down syndrome

A Feki, Y Hibaoui - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Down syndrome (DS) caused by a trisomy of chromosome 21 (HSA21), is the most common
genetic developmental disorder, with an incidence of 1 in 800 live births. Its phenotypic …

The emerging roles of the calcineurin‐nuclear factor of activated T‐lymphocytes pathway in nervous system functions and diseases

MJ Kipanyula, WH Kimaro… - Journal of aging research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing epidemics of metabolic diseases and increase in the older population have
increased the incidences of neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence from murine and cell …

[HTML][HTML] Calcineurin/NFAT signaling modulates pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary …

RL He, ZJ Wu, XR Liu, LX Gui, RX Wang… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and debilitating
disease characterized by remodeling of the pulmonary vessels, which is driven by excessive …