[HTML][HTML] Microglia and complement mediate early corticostriatal synapse loss and cognitive dysfunction in Huntington's disease

DK Wilton, K Mastro, MD Heller, FW Gergits… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating monogenic neurodegenerative disease
characterized by early, selective pathology in the basal ganglia despite the ubiquitous …

Cortical and striatal circuits in Huntington's disease

S Blumenstock, I Dudanova - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that typically
manifests in midlife with motor, cognitive, and/or psychiatric symptoms. The disease is …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of glial cells to Huntington's disease pathogenesis

DK Wilton, B Stevens - Neurobiology of disease, 2020 - Elsevier
Glial cells play critical roles in the normal development and function of neural circuits, but in
many neurodegenerative diseases, they become dysregulated and may contribute to the …

Alterations in synaptic function and plasticity in Huntington disease

AI Smith‐Dijak, MD Sepers… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an
expansion of the CAG repeat region in the first exon of the huntingtin gene …

Does experience enhance cognitive flexibility? An overview of the evidence provided by the environmental enrichment studies

F Gelfo - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Neuroplasticity accounts for the ability of the brain to change in both structure and function in
consequence of life experiences. An enhanced stimulation provided by the environment is …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes as a potential messenger unit during heterochronic parabiosis for amelioration of Huntington's disease

M Lee, W Im, M Kim - Neurobiology of Disease, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Huntington's disease (HD) starts its pathology long before clinical
manifestation, however, there is no therapy to cure it completely and only a few studies have …

Cognitive engagement may slow clinical progression and brain atrophy in Huntington's disease

AE De Paepe, Y Plana-Alcaide, C Garcia-Gorro… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Lifelong cognitive engagement conveys benefits in Huntington's disease (HD) and may
positively affect non-cognitive domains in other populations. However, the effect of lifelong …

Nuclear ERK1/2 signaling potentiation enhances neuroprotection and cognition via Importinα1/KPNA2

M Indrigo, I Morella, D Orellana, R d'Isa… - EMBO Molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Cell signaling is central to neuronal activity and its dysregulation may lead to
neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Here, we show that selective genetic potentiation …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental stimulation in Huntington disease patients and animal models

A Novati, HP Nguyen, J Schulze-Hentrich - Neurobiology of Disease, 2022 - Elsevier
While Huntington disease (HD) is caused solely by a polyglutamine expansion in the
huntingtin gene, environmental factors can influence HD onset and progression. Here, we …

A critical review of brain and cognitive reserve in Huntington's disease

MV Soloveva, SD Jamadar, G Poudel… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The 'reserve'hypothesis posits that the brain undergoes structural and functional
reorganisation to actively cope with brain damage or disease. Consistent with passive and …