The orexin/receptor system: molecular mechanism and therapeutic potential for neurological diseases

C Wang, Q Wang, B Ji, Y Pan, C Xu… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Orexins, also known as hypocretins, are two neuropeptides secreted from orexin-containing
neurons, mainly in the lateral hypothalamus (LH). Orexins orchestrate their effects by …

Towards precision medicine in heart failure

CS Weldy, EA Ashley - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
The number of therapies for heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction has nearly
doubled in the past decade. In addition, new therapies for HF caused by hypertrophic and …

Sleep modulates haematopoiesis and protects against atherosclerosis

CS McAlpine, MG Kiss, S Rattik, S He, A Vassalli… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Sleep is integral to life. Although insufficient or disrupted sleep increases the risk of multiple
pathological conditions, including cardiovascular disease, we know little about the cellular …

Cardiac remodelling–Part 2: Clinical, imaging and laboratory findings. A review from the Study Group on Biomarkers of the Heart Failure Association of the European …

A Aimo, G Vergaro, A González… - European journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In patients with heart failure, the beneficial effects of drug and device therapies counteract to
some extent ongoing cardiac damage. According to the net balance between these two …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disorders in narcolepsy: review of associations and determinants

PJ Jennum, G Plazzi, A Silvani, LA Surkin… - Sleep Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a lifelong disorder of sleep-wake dysregulation defined
by clinical symptoms, neurophysiological findings, and low hypocretin levels. Besides a role …

Heart failure: recent advances and breakthroughs

SA Sebastian, EL Co, A Mahtani, I Padda, M Anam… - Disease-a-Month, 2024 - Elsevier
Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical condition encountered in various healthcare settings
with a vast socioeconomic impact. Recent advancements in pharmacotherapy have led to …

Orexin A alleviates neuroinflammation via OXR2/CaMKKβ/AMPK signaling pathway after ICH in mice

T Li, W Xu, J Ouyang, X Lu, P Sherchan… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Orexins are two neuropeptides (orexin A, OXA; orexin B, OXB) secreted mainly
from the lateral hypothalamus, which exert a wide range of physiological effects by activating …

Narcolepsy and cardiovascular disease: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Y Tao, J Luo, Y Xu, H Wang, J Tian, S Yang, K Yu… - Sleep Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Observational findings suggest that patients with narcolepsy are at higher risk
for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but the potential causal relationship between …

Perivascular neurotransmitters: regulation of cerebral blood flow and role in primary headaches

SD Frederiksen, KA Haanes… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In order to understand the nature of the relationship between cerebral blood flow (CBF) and
primary headaches, we have conducted a literature review with particular emphasis on the …

[HTML][HTML] Focus on the complex interconnection between cancer, narcolepsy and other neurodegenerative diseases: a possible case of orexin-dependent inverse …

MP Mogavero, A Silvani, LM DelRosso, M Salemi… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This narrative review first describes from several points of view the
complex interrelationship between cancer and neurodegeneration, with special attention to …