Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MA Van Es, O Hardiman, A Chio, A Al-Chalabi… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is characterised by the progressive loss of motor neurons in
the brain and spinal cord. This neurodegenerative syndrome shares pathobiological …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: translating genetic discoveries into therapies

F Akçimen, ER Lopez, JE Landers, A Nath… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent advances in sequencing technologies and collaborative efforts have led to
substantial progress in identifying the genetic causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

Potential roles of gut microbiome and metabolites in modulating ALS in mice

E Blacher, S Bashiardes, H Shapiro, D Rothschild… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder, in which the
clinical manifestations may be influenced by genetic and unknown environmental factors …

State of play in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis genetics

AE Renton, A Chiò, BJ Traynor - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
Considerable progress has been made in unraveling the genetic etiology of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease and the …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

O Hardiman, A Al-Chalabi, A Chio, EM Corr… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease, is characterized
by the degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons, which leads to muscle …

Improving clinical trial outcomes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MC Kiernan, S Vucic, K Talbot, CJ McDermott… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Individuals who are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) today face the same
historically intransigent problem that has existed since the initial description of the disease in …

Calcium signaling regulates autophagy and apoptosis

P Sukumaran, V Nascimento Da Conceicao, Y Sun… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Calcium (Ca2+) functions as a second messenger that is critical in regulating fundamental
physiological functions such as cell growth/development, cell survival, neuronal …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: moving towards a new classification system

A Al-Chalabi, O Hardiman, MC Kiernan, A Chiò… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive adult-onset neurodegenerative disease that
primarily affects upper and lower motor neurons, but also frontotemporal and other regions …

Autophagy induction as a therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

A Djajadikerta, S Keshri, M Pavel, R Prestil… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a major, conserved cellular pathway by which cells deliver cytoplasmic
contents to lysosomes for degradation. Genetic studies have revealed extensive links …

TDP-43 induces mitochondrial damage and activates the mitochondrial unfolded protein response

P Wang, J Deng, J Dong, J Liu, EH Bigio… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Mutations in or dys-regulation of the TDP-43 gene have been associated with TDP-43
proteinopathy, a spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases including Frontotemporal Lobar …