Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors: preclinical and clinical focus on CNS-A decade onward

SM Arciniegas Ruiz, H Eldar-Finkelman - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The protein kinase, GSK-3, participates in diverse biological processes and is now
recognized a promising drug discovery target in treating multiple pathological conditions …

Roles of physical exercise in neurodegeneration: reversal of epigenetic clock

M Xu, JY Zhu, XD Liu, MY Luo, NJ Xu - Translational Neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
The epigenetic clock is defined by the DNA methylation (DNAm) level and has been
extensively applied to distinguish biological age from chronological age. Aging-related …

Astrogliosis and neuroinflammation underlie scoliosis upon cilia dysfunction

M Djebar, I Anselme, G Pezeron, PL Bardet… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Cilia defects lead to scoliosis in zebrafish, but the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are
poorly understood and may diverge depending on the mutated gene. Here, we dissected the …

[HTML][HTML] Luteolin treatment ameliorates brain development and behavioral performance in a mouse model of CDKL5 deficiency disorder

M Tassinari, N Mottolese, G Galvani, D Ferrara… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a rare and severe neurodevelopmental disease caused
by mutations in the X-linked CDKL 5 gene, is characterized by early-onset epilepsy …

MECP2 and the biology of MECP2 duplication syndrome

SR D'Mello III - Journal of Neurochemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS), a rare X‐linked genomic disorder affecting
predominantly males, is caused by duplication of the chromosomal region containing the …

Compromised immune/inflammatory responses in Rett syndrome

A Pecorelli, C Cervellati, V Cordone, J Hayek… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mutations in X-linked gene methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2), a key transcriptional
regulator, account for most cases of Rett syndrome (RTT), a devastating …

[HTML][HTML] Altered inflammasome machinery as a key player in the perpetuation of Rett syndrome oxinflammation

A Pecorelli, V Cordone, N Messano, C Zhang, S Falone… - Redox Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder mainly caused by
mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene. RTT patients show multisystem disturbances …

[HTML][HTML] Biochemical and molecular determinants of the subclinical inflammatory mechanisms in Rett syndrome

V Cordone - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
To date, Rett syndrome (RTT), a genetic disorder mainly caused by mutations in the X-linked
MECP2 gene, is increasingly considered a broad-spectrum pathology, instead of just a …

Cyclin‐Dependent Kinase‐Like 5 (CDKL5): Possible Cellular Signalling Targets and Involvement in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

S Katayama, N Sueyoshi, T Inazu… - Neural plasticity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclin‐dependent kinase‐like 5 (CDKL5, also known as STK9) is a serine/threonine protein
kinase originally identified in 1998 during a transcriptional map** project of the human X …

Changes in lipid metabolism enzymes in rat epididymal fat after chronic central leptin infusion are related to alterations in inflammation and insulin signaling

ME Casado, S Canelles, E Arilla-Ferreiro… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leptin inhibits food intake and reduces the size of body fat depots, changing adipocyte
sensitivity to insulin to restrain lipid accrual. This adipokine may modulate the production of …