Connexins in cardiovascular and neurovascular health and disease: pharmacological implications

L Leybaert, PD Lampe, S Dhein, BR Kwak… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Connexins are ubiquitous channel forming proteins that assemble as plasma membrane
hemichannels and as intercellular gap junction channels that directly connect cells. In the …

Astrocytes as guardians of neuronal excitability: mechanisms underlying epileptogenesis

QP Verhoog, L Holtman, E Aronica… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes are key homeostatic regulators in the central nervous system and play important
roles in physiology. After brain damage caused by eg, status epilepticus, traumatic brain …

Connexin and pannexin hemichannels in brain glial cells: properties, pharmacology, and roles

C Giaume, L Leybaert, C C. Naus… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Functional interaction between neurons and glia is an exciting field that has expanded
tremendously during the past decade. Such partnership has multiple impacts on neuronal …

Potential of naturally derived alkaloids as multi-targeted therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative diseases

YR Kong, KC Tay, YX Su, CK Wong, WN Tan, KY Khaw - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alkaloids are a class of secondary metabolites that can be derived from plants, fungi and
marine sponges. They are widely known as a continuous source of medicine for the …

Astroglial connexin43 contributes to neuronal suffering in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

C Yi, X Mei, P Ezan, S Mato, I Matias… - Cell Death & …, 2016 - nature.com
In Alzheimer's disease (AD), astrocyte properties are modified but their involvement in this
pathology is only beginning to be appreciated. The expression of connexins, proteins …

The inflammasome pathway is amplified and perpetuated in an autocrine manner through connexin43 hemichannel mediated ATP release

OO Mugisho, CR Green, DT Kho, J Zhang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Connexin43 hemichannels have been implicated in many inflammatory
diseases including diabetic retinopathy (DR). Particularly, hemichannel-mediated ATP …

Role of nonsynaptic GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors in excitotoxicity: evidence that fluoxetine selectively inhibits these receptors and may have neuroprotective …

ES Vizi, M Kisfali, T Lőrincz - Brain research bulletin, 2013 - Elsevier
In acute ischaemic brain injury and chronic neurodegeneration, the primary step leading to
excitotoxicity and cell death is the excessive and/or prolonged activation of glutamate (Glu) …

Inflammasome activation induces pyroptosis in the retina exposed to ocular hypertension injury

A Pronin, D Pham, W An, G Dvoriantchikova… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Mechanical stress and hypoxia during episodes of ocular hypertension (OHT) trigger glial
activation and neuroinflammation in the retina. Glial activation and release of pro …

Gap junctions and hemichannels: communicating cell death in neurodevelopment and disease

AB Belousov, JD Fontes, M Freitas-Andrade, CC Naus - BMC cell biology, 2017 - Springer
Gap junctions are unique membrane channels that play a significant role in intercellular
communication in the develo** and mature central nervous system (CNS). These …