Towards translational optogenetics

A Bansal, S Shikha, Y Zhang - Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - nature.com
Optogenetics is widely used to interrogate the neural circuits underlying disease and has
most recently been harnessed for therapeutic applications. The optogenetic toolkit consists …

Encouraging an excitable brain state: mechanisms of brain repair in stroke

MT Joy, ST Carmichael - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Stroke induces a plastic state in the brain. This period of enhanced plasticity leads to the
sprouting of new axons, the formation of new synapses and the remap** of sensory-motor …

[HTML][HTML] CCR5 is a therapeutic target for recovery after stroke and traumatic brain injury

MT Joy, EB Assayag, D Shabashov-Stone… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
We tested a newly described molecular memory system, CCR5 signaling, for its role in
recovery after stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI). CCR5 is uniquely expressed in cortical …

CCR5 activation promotes NLRP1-dependent neuronal pyroptosis via CCR5/PKA/CREB pathway after intracerebral hemorrhage

J Yan, W Xu, C Lenahan, L Huang, J Wen, G Li, X Hu… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose: Neuronal pyroptosis is a type of regulated cell death triggered by
proinflammatory signals. CCR5 (CC chemokine receptor 5)-mediated inflammation is …

Effects of physical exercise on neuroplasticity and brain function: a systematic review in human and animal studies

MS de Sousa Fernandes, TF Ordônio… - Neural …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Physical exercise (PE) has been associated with increase neuroplasticity,
neurotrophic factors, and improvements in brain function. Objective. To evaluate the effects …

[HTML][HTML] The pleiotropic face of CREB family transcription factors

MAR Chowdhury, J An, S Jeong - Molecules and cells, 2023 - Elsevier
cAMP responsive element-binding protein (CREB) is one of the most intensively studied
phosphorylation-dependent transcription factors that provide evolutionarily conserved …

The neurobehavioral impacts of typical antibiotics toward zebrafish larvae

Y Zhang, X Li, Z Liu, X Zhao, L Chen, G Hao, X Ye… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the widely usage in livestock, aquaculture and clinics, antibiotic residues are existed
in aqueous environments and their potential toxicity to aquatic organisms is concerning …

Mechanisms contributing to inhibition of retinal ganglion cell death by cell permeable peptain-1 under glaucomatous stress

GA Johnson, B Kodati, RB Nahomi, JH Pham… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
This study assesses the neuroprotective potential of CPP-P1, a conjugate of an anti-
apoptotic peptain-1 (P1) and a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) in in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo …

NMDARs in cell survival and death: implications in stroke pathogenesis and treatment

Y Ge, W Chen, P Axerio-Cilies, YT Wang - Trends in molecular medicine, 2020 - cell.com
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in developed countries. N-methyl-D-
aspartate glutamate receptors (NMDARs) have important roles in stroke pathology and …

Astrocytic p75NTR expression provoked by ischemic stroke exacerbates the blood–brain barrier disruption

X Qin, J Wang, S Chen, G Liu, C Wu, Q Lv, X He, X Bai… - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The disruption of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays a critical role in the pathology of
ischemic stroke. p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) contributes to the disruption of the …