Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

SC Cunnane, E Trushina, C Morland… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
The brain requires a continuous supply of energy in the form of ATP, most of which is
produced from glucose by oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, complemented by …

Non-neuronal cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—from pathogenesis to biomarkers

BF Vahsen, E Gray, AG Thompson, O Ansorge… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The prevailing motor neuron-centric view of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
pathogenesis could be an important factor in the failure to identify disease-modifying therapy …

Mitochondrial bioenergetic deficits in C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor neurons cause dysfunctional axonal homeostasis

AR Mehta, JM Gregory, O Dando, RN Carter… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Axonal dysfunction is a common phenotype in neurodegenerative disorders, including in
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), where the key pathological cell-type, the motor neuron …

Axonal energy metabolism, and the effects in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

S Yang, JH Park, HC Lu - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Human studies consistently identify bioenergetic maladaptations in brains upon aging and
neurodegenerative disorders of aging (NDAs), such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's …

Nutritional and metabolic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Ludolph, L Dupuis, E Kasarskis, F Steyn… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease that is
classically thought to impact the motor system. Over the past 20 years, research has started …

CNS glucose metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a therapeutic target?

TW Tefera, FJ Steyn, ST Ngo, K Borges - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder
primarily characterized by selective degeneration of both the upper motor neurons in the …

Micro-RNAs shuttled by extracellular vesicles secreted from mesenchymal stem cells dampen astrocyte pathological activation and support neuroprotection in in-vitro …

F Provenzano, S Nyberg, D Giunti, C Torazza, B Parodi… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease with no effective cure.
Astrocytes display a toxic phenotype in ALS and contribute to motoneuron (MN) …

[HTML][HTML] Blocking immune cell infiltration of the central nervous system to tame Neuroinflammation in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Garofalo, G Cocozza, G Bernardini, J Savage… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is one of the main hallmarks of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Recently, peripheral immune cells were discovered as pivotal players that promptly …

Lipid metabolism in astrocytic structure and function

JAK Lee, B Hall, J Allsop, R Alqarni, SP Allen - Seminars in cell & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cell in the central nervous system and are involved in
multiple processes including metabolic homeostasis, blood brain barrier regulation and …

Mitochondria: a Promising Convergent Target for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T Cunha-Oliveira, L Montezinho, RF Simões… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease
characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons, for which current treatment options …