[HTML][HTML] Exosomes: potential disease biomarkers and new therapeutic targets

MI Mosquera-Heredia, LC Morales, OM Vidal… - Biomedicines, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Exosomes are extracellular vesicles released by cells, both constitutively and after cell
activation, and are present in different types of biological fluid. Exosomes are involved in the …

Current understanding of fear learning and memory in humans and animal models and the value of a linguistic approach for analyzing fear learning and memory in …

J Raber, S Arzy, JB Bertolus, B Depue, HE Haas… - Neuroscience & …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Fear is an emotion that serves as a driving factor in how organisms move through the world.
In this review, we discuss the current understandings of the subjective experience of fear …

A microRNA signature that correlates with cognition and is a target against cognitive decline

MR Islam, L Kaurani, T Berulava… - EMBO molecular …, 2021‏ - embopress.org
While some individuals age without pathological memory impairments, others develop age‐
associated cognitive diseases. Since changes in cognitive function develop slowly over time …

A combined miRNA–piRNA signature to detect Alzheimer's disease

G Jain, A Stuendl, P Rao, T Berulava… - Translational …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder causing huge
emotional and economic burden to our societies. An effective therapy has not been …

[HTML][HTML] An epigenome-wide association study of Alzheimer's disease blood highlights robust DNA hypermethylation in the HOXB6 gene

JAY Roubroeks, AR Smith, RG Smith, E Pishva… - Neurobiology of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A growing number of epigenome-wide association studies have demonstrated a role for
DNA methylation in the brain in Alzheimer's disease. With the aim of exploring peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive epigenetic priming: leveraging histone acetylation for memory amelioration

AM Burns, J Gräff - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Learning naturally enhances histone acetylation in the hippocampus.•Cognitive
impairments hinder increased acetylation during learning.•HDACi enhances acetylation and …

Mouse models of neurodegeneration: Know your question, know your mouse

EMC Fisher, DM Bannerman - Science translational medicine, 2019‏ - science.org
Many mutant mouse strains have been developed as models to investigate
neurodegenerative disease in humans. However, variability in results among studies using …

[HTML][HTML] Formins in human disease

L Labat-de-Hoz, MA Alonso - Cells, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Almost 25 years have passed since a mutation of a formin gene, DIAPH1, was identified as
being responsible for a human inherited disorder: a form of sensorineural hearing loss …

Rab27a co-ordinates actin-dependent transport by controlling organelle-associated motors and track assembly proteins

N Alzahofi, T Welz, CL Robinson, EL Page… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Cell biologists generally consider that microtubules and actin play complementary roles in
long-and short-distance transport in animal cells. On the contrary, using melanosomes of …

Psychological Stress–Induced Immune Response and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in Veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

D Kempuraj, ME Ahmed, GP Selvakumar… - Clinical …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Purpose Psychological stress is a significant health problem in veterans and their family
members. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stress lead to the onset, progression, and …