TrkB/BDNF signaling pathway and its small molecular agonists in CNS injury

Y Wang, J Liang, B Xu, J Yang, Z Wu, L Cheng - Life sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
As one of the most prevalent neurotrophic factors in the central nervous system (CNS), brain-
derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a significant role in CNS injury by binding to its …

[HTML][HTML] New avenues for the treatment of Huntington's disease

A Kim, K Lalonde, A Truesdell, P Gomes Welter… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG expansion in
the HD gene. The disease is characterized by neurodegeneration, particularly in the striatum …

GDNF, NGF and BDNF as therapeutic options for neurodegeneration

SJ Allen, JJ Watson, DK Shoemark, NU Barua… - Pharmacology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and the neurotrophin nerve growth factor
(NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are important for the survival …

Molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutical targets in Huntington's disease

C Zuccato, M Valenza, E Cattaneo - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat
expansion in the gene encoding for huntingtin protein. A lot has been learned about this …

Role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Huntington's disease

C Zuccato, E Cattaneo - Progress in neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Neurotrophic factors are essential contributors to the survival of peripheral and central
nervous system (CNS) neurons, and demonstration of their reduced availability in diseased …

Neutrophils in traumatic brain injury (TBI): friend or foe?

YW Liu, S Li, SS Dai - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2018 - Springer
Our knowledge of the pathophysiology about traumatic brain injury (TBI) is still limited.
Neutrophils, as the most abundant leukocytes in circulation and the first-line transmigrated …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a novel dynamically regulated therapeutic modulator in neurological disorders

V Sharma, TG Singh, A Kaur, A Mannan… - Neurochemical …, 2023 - Springer
The growth factor brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and its receptor tropomyosin-
related kinase receptor type B (TrkB) play an active role in numerous areas of the adult …

Early striatal dendrite deficits followed by neuron loss with advanced age in the absence of anterograde cortical brain-derived neurotrophic factor

ZC Baquet, JA Gorski, KR Jones - Journal of Neuroscience, 2004 - jneurosci.org
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a member of the neurotrophin family, modulates
neuronal survival, differentiation, and synaptic function. Reduced BDNF expression in the …

Dietary restriction normalizes glucose metabolism and BDNF levels, slows disease progression, and increases survival in huntingtin mutant mice

W Duan, Z Guo, H Jiang, M Ware, XJ Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - pnas.org
In addition to neurological deficits, Huntington's disease (HD) patients and transgenic mice
expressing mutant human huntingtin exhibit reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic …

Human mesenchymal stem cells genetically engineered to overexpress brain-derived neurotrophic factor improve outcomes in Huntington's disease mouse models

K Pollock, H Dahlenburg, H Nelson, KD Fink, W Cary… - Molecular Therapy, 2016 - cell.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal degenerative autosomal dominant neuropsychiatric
disease that causes neuronal death and is characterized by progressive striatal and then …