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

JS Loh, WQ Mak, LKS Tan, CX Ng, HH Chan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 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 …

Deciphering lipid dysregulation in ALS: from mechanisms to translational medicine

I Agrawal, YS Lim, SY Ng, SC Ling - Translational Neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Lipids, defined by low solubility in water and high solubility in nonpolar solvents, can be
classified into fatty acids, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, and sterols …

A proposed framework to evaluate the quality and reliability of targeted metabolomics assays from the UK Consortium on Metabolic Phenoty** (MAP/UK)

S Sarmad, MR Viant, WB Dunn, R Goodacre… - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Targeted metabolite assays that measure tens or hundreds of pre-selected metabolites,
typically using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, are increasingly being developed …

Sphingolipids in neurodegenerative diseases

X Pan, D Dutta, S Lu, HJ Bellen - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative Diseases (NDDs) are a group of disorders that cause progressive
deficits of neuronal function. Recent evidence argues that sphingolipid metabolism is …

Advances in proteomic and metabolomic profiling of neurodegenerative diseases

A Schumacher-Schuh, A Bieger, WV Borelli… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Proteomics and metabolomics are two emerging fields that hold promise to shine light on the
molecular mechanisms causing neurodegenerative diseases. Research in this area may …

Fatty acids derived from the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 suppress age-dependent neurodegeneration

A Labarre, E Guitard, G Tossing, A Forest… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The human microbiota is believed to influence health. Microbiome dysbiosis may be linked
to neurological conditions like Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and …

Metabolomics identifies shared lipid pathways in independent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cohorts

SA Goutman, K Guo, MG Savelieff, A Patterson… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease lacking effective
treatments. This is due, in part, to a complex and incompletely understood pathophysiology …

Gut microbiome correlates with plasma lipids in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

K Guo, C Figueroa-Romero, MH Noureldein… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex, fatal neurodegenerative disease. Disease
pathophysiology is incompletely understood but evidence suggests gut dysbiosis occurs in …

Mitochondrial dysregulation occurs early in ALS motor cortex with TDP-43 pathology and suggests maintaining NAD+ balance as a therapeutic strategy

M Gautam, A Gunay, NS Chandel, PH Ozdinler - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial defects result in dysregulation of metabolomics and energy homeostasis that
are detected in upper motor neurons (UMNs) with TDP-43 pathology, a pathology that is …

Evidence of metabolic dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and animal models

K Maksimovic, M Youssef, J You, HK Sung, J Park - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects motor
neurons, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and eventual death. Research from the …