Adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus: from stem cells to behavior

JT Gonçalves, ST Schafer, FH Gage - Cell, 2016‏ - cell.com
The dentate gyrus of the mammalian hippocampus continuously generates new neurons
during adulthood. These adult-born neurons become functionally active and are thought to …

Restoring Wnt/β-catenin signaling is a promising therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease

L Jia, J Piña-Crespo, Y Li - Molecular brain, 2019‏ - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging-related neurological disorder characterized by
synaptic loss and dementia. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is an essential signal transduction …

WNT signaling in disease

LF Ng, P Kaur, N Bunnag, J Suresh, ICH Sung, QH Tan… - Cells, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Developmental signaling pathways control a vast array of biological processes during
embryogenesis and in adult life. The WNT pathway was discovered simultaneously in …

Wnt signaling in the nervous system and in Alzheimer's disease

NC Inestrosa, L Varela-Nallar - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Wnts comprise a large family of proteins that have shown to be part of a signaling cascade
that regulates several aspects of development including organogenesis, midbrain …

Osteocyte-derived sclerostin impairs cognitive function during ageing and Alzheimer's disease progression

T Shi, S Shen, Y Shi, Q Wang, G Zhang, J Lin… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Ageing increases susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Serum levels of sclerostin, an osteocyte-derived Wnt–β-catenin signalling …

Loss of canonical Wnt signaling is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

C Tapia-Rojas, NC Inestrosa - Neural regeneration research, 2018‏ - journals.lww.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the older population,
however, the precise cause of the disease is unknown. The neuropathology is characterized …

Reversal of synapse degeneration by restoring Wnt signaling in the adult hippocampus

A Marzo, S Galli, D Lopes, F McLeod, M Podpolny… - Current Biology, 2016‏ - cell.com
Synapse degeneration occurs early in neurodegenerative diseases and correlates strongly
with cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The molecular mechanisms that trigger …

Wnts in adult brain: from synaptic plasticity to cognitive deficiencies

CA Oliva, JY Vargas, NC Inestrosa - Frontiers in cellular …, 2013‏ - frontiersin.org
During development of the central nervous system the Wnt signaling pathway has been
implicated in a wide spectrum of physiological processes, including neuronal connectivity …

In vivo activation of Wnt signaling pathway enhances cognitive function of adult mice and reverses cognitive deficits in an Alzheimer's disease model

JY Vargas, M Fuenzalida… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2014‏ - Soc Neuroscience
The role of the Wnt signaling pathway during synaptic development has been well
established. In the adult brain, different components of Wnt signaling are expressed, but little …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Wnt signaling in synaptic plasticity and memory

RF Narvaes, CRG Furini - Neurobiology of learning and memory, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Ever since their discoveries, the Wnt pathways have been consistently associated with key
features of cellular development, including metabolism, structure and cell fate. The three …