Microbiota–gut–brain axis and its therapeutic applications in neurodegenerative diseases

JS Loh, WQ Mak, LKS Tan, CX Ng, HH Chan… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The human gastrointestinal tract is populated with a diverse microbial community. The vast
genetic and metabolic potential of the gut microbiome underpins its ubiquity in nearly every …

Mechanisms of autophagy–lysosome dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases

RA Nixon, DC Rubinsztein - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Autophagy is a lysosome-based degradative process used to recycle obsolete cellular
constituents and eliminate damaged organelles and aggregate-prone proteins. Their …

Mechanism and therapeutic potential of targeting cGAS-STING signaling in neurological disorders

Y Huang, B Liu, SC Sinha, S Amin, L Gan - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
DNA sensing is a pivotal component of the innate immune system that is responsible for
detecting mislocalized DNA and triggering downstream inflammatory pathways. Among the …

Lysosomal acidification dysfunction in microglia: an emerging pathogenic mechanism of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

JD Quick, C Silva, JH Wong, KL Lim… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Microglia are the resident innate immune cells in the brain with a major role in orchestrating
immune responses. They also provide a frontline of host defense in the central nervous …

The role of glial autophagy in Alzheimer's disease

A Litwiniuk, GR Juszczak, AM Stankiewicz… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Although Alzheimer's disease is the most pervasive neurodegenerative disorder, the
mechanism underlying its development is still not precisely understood. Available data …

Platinum nanozymes counteract photoreceptor degeneration and retina inflammation in a light-damage model of age-related macular degeneration

S Cupini, S Di Marco, L Boselli, A Cavalli, G Tarricone… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Degeneration of photoreceptors in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated
with oxidative stress due to the intense aerobic metabolism of rods and cones that if not …

CCR5 and inflammatory storm

Y Lin, S Liu, Y Sun, C Chen, S Yang, G Pei, M Lin… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemokines and their corresponding receptors play crucial roles in orchestrating
inflammatory and immune responses, particularly in the context of pathological conditions …

Autophagy, aging, and age-related neurodegeneration

JE Palmer, N Wilson, SM Son, P Obrocki, L Wrobel… - Neuron, 2025 - cell.com
Autophagy is a conserved mechanism that degrades damaged or superfluous cellular
contents and enables nutrient recycling under starvation conditions. Many …

cGAS-STING signalling regulates microglial chemotaxis in genome instability

EJ Talbot, L Joshi, P Thornton, M Dezfouli… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Defective DNA damage signalling and repair is a hallmark of age-related and genetic
neurodegenerative disease. One mechanism implicated in disease progression is DNA …

Unveiling the role of astrocytes in postoperative cognitive dysfunction

L He, X Duan, S Li, R Zhang, X Dai, M Lu - Ageing Research Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by
progressive cognitive decline and the accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques, tau tangles …