Targeting synapse function and loss for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

B Dejanovic, M Sheng, JE Hanson - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Synapse dysfunction and loss are hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases that correlate
with cognitive decline. However, the mechanisms and therapeutic strategies to prevent or …

Alpha synuclein: Neurodegeneration and inflammation

G Forloni - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alpha-Synuclein (α-Syn) is one of the most important molecules involved in the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and related disorders, synucleinopathies, but also in …

Interplay of α-synuclein with lipid membranes: cooperative adsorption, membrane remodeling and coaggregation

K Makasewicz, S Linse, E Sparr - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
α-Synuclein is a small neuronal protein enriched at presynaptic termini. It is hypothesized to
play a role in neurotransmitter release and synaptic vesicle cycling, while the formation of α …

The possible role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in epilepsy

R AlRuwaili, HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb… - Neurochemical …, 2024 - Springer
Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by repeated seizures. Despite of that the
brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is implicated in the pathogenesis of …

Insulin restores retinal ganglion cell functional connectivity and promotes visual recovery in glaucoma

S El Hajji, Y Shiga, N Belforte, YC Solorio, O Tastet… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Dendrite pathology and synaptic loss result in neural circuit dysfunction, a common feature
of neurodegenerative diseases. There is a lack of strategies that target dendritic and …

Ultrasound-assisted CRISPRi-exosome for epigenetic modification of α-synuclein gene in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

W Kong, X Li, X Guo, Y Sun, W Chai, Y Chang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Currently, there is a lack of effective treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). In PD patients,
aberrant methylation of SNCA (α-synuclein gene) has been reported and may be a potential …

Gut–Brain Axis in Focus: Polyphenols, Microbiota, and Their Influence on α-Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease

E Riegelman, KS Xue, JS Wang, L Tang - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the recognition of the importance of the gut–brain axis in Parkinson's disease (PD)
etiology, there is increased interest in develo** therapeutic strategies that target α …

EMNGly: predicting N-linked glycosylation sites using the language models for feature extraction

X Hou, Y Wang, D Bu, Y Wang, S Sun - Bioinformatics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Motivation N-linked glycosylation is a frequently occurring post-translational protein
modification that serves critical functions in protein folding, stability, trafficking, and …

Research Priorities on the Role of α‐Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis

J Burré, RH Edwards, G Halliday, AE Lang… - Movement …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Various forms of Parkinson's disease, including its common sporadic form, are characterized
by prominent α‐synuclein (αSyn) aggregation in affected brain regions. However, the role of …

Neural stem cells for Parkinson's disease management: Challenges, nanobased support, and prospects

T Oz, A Kaushik, M Kujawska - World Journal of Stem Cells, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Parkinson's disease (PD), characterized by loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, is
one of the most predominant neurodegenerative diseases affecting the elderly population …