Microglial phagocytosis of neurons in neurodegeneration, and its regulation

CA Butler, AS Popescu, EJA Kitchener… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing evidence that excessive microglial phagocytosis of neurons and synapses
contributes to multiple brain pathologies. RNA‐seq and genome‐wide association (GWAS) …

Post-translational modifications: regulators of neurodegenerative proteinopathies

R Gupta, M Sahu, D Srivastava, S Tiwari… - Ageing Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the hallmark features in the neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) is the accumulation
of aggregated and/or non-functional protein in the cellular milieu. Post-translational …

Sialylation and galectin-3 in microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

M Puigdellívol, DH Allendorf, GC Brown - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are brain macrophages that mediate neuroinflammation and contribute to and
protect against neurodegeneration. The terminal sugar residue of all glycoproteins and …

Investigational drugs in clinical trials for macular degeneration

MJ Tolentino, AJ Tolentino - Expert Opinion on Investigational …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections for
exudative age-related macular degeneration (eAMD) are effective and safe but require …

Oxidative stress, antioxidants, hormesis and calorie restriction: The current perspective in the biology of aging

MM Mehdi, P Solanki, P Singh - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2021 - Elsevier
Aging, in a large measure, has long been defined as the resultant of oxidative stress acting
on the cells. The cellular machinery eventually malfunctions at the basic level by the …

Sialometabolism in brain health and Alzheimer's disease

P Rawal, L Zhao - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sialic acids refer to a unique family of acidic sugars with a 9-carbon backbone that are
mostly found as terminal residues in glycan structures of glycoconjugates including both …

[HTML][HTML] Glycocalyx sialic acids regulate Nrf2-mediated signaling by fluid shear stress in human endothelial cells

PM Psefteli, P Kitscha, G Vizcay, R Fleck, SJ Chapple… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway is critical for
vascular endothelial redox homeostasis in regions of high, unidirectional shear stress …

Sialylation acts as a checkpoint for innate immune responses in the central nervous system

C Klaus, H Liao, DH Allendorf, GC Brown, H Neumann - Glia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sialic acids are monosaccharides that normally terminate the glycan chains of cell surface
glyco‐proteins and‐lipids in mammals, and are highly enriched in the central nervous tissue …

Microglia Mediate Contact-Independent Neuronal Network Remodeling via Secreted Neuraminidase-3 Associated with Extracellular Vesicles

CS Delaveris, CL Wang, NM Riley, S Li… - ACS Central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Neurons communicate with each other through electrochemical transmission at synapses.
Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, modulate this …

Roles of Siglecs in neurodegenerative diseases

JJ Siew, Y Chern, KH Khoo, T Angata - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Microglia are resident myeloid cells in the central nervous system (CNS) with a unique
developmental origin, playing essential roles in develo** and maintaining the CNS …