Innate immune activation in neurodegenerative disease
The triggering of innate immune mechanisms is emerging as a crucial component of major
neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia and other cell types in the brain can be activated in …
neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia and other cell types in the brain can be activated in …
[HTML][HTML] Lysosome dysfunction as a cause of neurodegenerative diseases: Lessons from frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are fatal
neurodegenerative disorders that are thought to exist on a clinical and pathological …
neurodegenerative disorders that are thought to exist on a clinical and pathological …
Diagnostic contribution and therapeutic perspectives of transcranial magnetic stimulation in dementia
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a powerful tool to probe in vivo brain circuits, as it
allows to assess several cortical properties such as excitability, plasticity and connectivity in …
allows to assess several cortical properties such as excitability, plasticity and connectivity in …
Neuroinflammation in frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) refers to a group of progressive neurodegenerative
disorders with different pathological signatures, genetic variability and complex disease …
disorders with different pathological signatures, genetic variability and complex disease …
C9orf72 deficiency promotes microglial-mediated synaptic loss in aging and amyloid accumulation
D Lall, I Lorenzini, TA Mota, S Bell, TE Mahan… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
C9orf72 repeat expansions cause inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS)/frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and result in both loss of C9orf72 protein expression …
(ALS)/frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and result in both loss of C9orf72 protein expression …
Frontotemporal dementia, where do we stand? A narrative review
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a neurodegenerative disease of growing interest, since it
accounts for up to 10% of middle-age-onset dementias and entails a social, economic, and …
accounts for up to 10% of middle-age-onset dementias and entails a social, economic, and …
Strikingly different clinicopathological phenotypes determined by progranulin-mutation dosage
KR Smith, J Damiano, S Franceschetti… - The American Journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
We performed hypothesis-free linkage analysis and exome sequencing in a family with two
siblings who had neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). Two linkage peaks with maximum …
siblings who had neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). Two linkage peaks with maximum …
The lysosomal function of progranulin, a guardian against neurodegeneration
Progranulin (PGRN), encoded by the GRN gene in humans, is a secreted growth factor
implicated in a multitude of processes ranging from regulation of inflammation to wound …
implicated in a multitude of processes ranging from regulation of inflammation to wound …
[HTML][HTML] Progranulin deficiency promotes neuroinflammation and neuron loss following toxin-induced injury
LH Martens, J Zhang, SJ Barmada… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Progranulin (PGRN) is a widely expressed secreted protein that is linked to inflammation. In
humans, PGRN haploinsufficiency is a major inherited cause of frontotemporal dementia …
humans, PGRN haploinsufficiency is a major inherited cause of frontotemporal dementia …
Individuals with progranulin haploinsufficiency exhibit features of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Heterozygous mutations in the GRN gene lead to progranulin (PGRN) haploinsufficiency
and cause frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a neurodegenerative syndrome of older adults …
and cause frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a neurodegenerative syndrome of older adults …