Iron in neurodegeneration–cause or consequence?

A Ndayisaba, C Kaindlstorfer… - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Iron dyshomeostasis can cause neuronal damage to iron-sensitive brain regions.
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation reflects a group of disorders caused by iron …

Hypoxia, oxidative stress, and inflammation: three faces of neurodegenerative diseases

A Merelli, M Repetto, A Lazarowski… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
The cerebral hypoxia-ischemia can induce a wide spectrum of biologic responses that
include depolarization, excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, and …

Iron and Alzheimer's disease: an update on emerging mechanisms

DJR Lane, S Ayton, AI Bush - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Iron is a crucial transition metal for life and is the most abundant transition metal in the brain.
However, iron's biological utility as an effective redox cycling metal also endows it with the …

Reactive oxygen species: Physiological and physiopathological effects on synaptic plasticity: Supplementary issue: Brain plasticity and repair

TF Beckhauser, J Francis-Oliveira… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
In the mammalian central nervous system, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is
counterbalanced by antioxidant defenses. When large amounts of ROS accumulate …

A delicate balance: Iron metabolism and diseases of the brain

D Hare, S Ayton, A Bush, P Lei - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Iron is the most abundant transition metal within the brain, and is vital for a number of
cellular processes including neurotransmitter synthesis, myelination of neurons, and …

Iron imbalance in neurodegeneration

S Levi, M Ripamonti, AS Moro, A Cozzi - Molecular Psychiatry, 2024 - nature.com
Iron is an essential element for the development and functionality of the brain, and
anomalies in its distribution and concentration in brain tissue have been found to be …

Inflammation alters the expression of DMT 1, FPN 1 and hepcidin, and it causes iron accumulation in central nervous system cells

P Urrutia, P Aguirre, A Esparza, V Tapia… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation and iron accumulation are present in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases
that include Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The study of the putative …

Neurotoxicity linked to dysfunctional metal ion homeostasis and xenobiotic metal exposure: redox signaling and oxidative stress

C Garza-Lombó, Y Posadas, L Quintanar… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Essential metals such as copper, iron, manganese, and zinc play a role as
cofactors in the activity of a wide range of processes involved in cellular homeostasis and …

The calcium–iron connection in ferroptosis-mediated neuronal death

S Gleitze, A Paula-Lima, MT Núñez… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Iron, through its participation in oxidation/reduction processes, is essential for the
physiological function of biological systems. In the brain, iron is involved in the development …

The role of metallobiology and amyloid‐β peptides in Alzheimer's disease

BR Roberts, TM Ryan, AI Bush… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2012) 120 (Suppl. 1), 149–166. Abstract The biggest risk factor for
Alzheimer's disease is the process of ageing, but the mechanisms that lead to the …