Cellular zinc metabolism and zinc signaling: from biological functions to diseases and therapeutic targets

B Chen, P Yu, WN Chan, F **e, Y Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Zinc metabolism at the cellular level is critical for many biological processes in the body. A
key observation is the disruption of cellular homeostasis, often coinciding with disease …

Reactive astrocytes and emerging roles in central nervous system (CNS) disorders

SA Liddelow, ML Olsen… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
In addition to their many functions in the healthy central nervous system (CNS), astrocytes
respond to CNS damage and disease through a process called “reactivity.” Recent evidence …

Comparative transcriptomics reveals human-specific cortical features

NL Jorstad, JHT Song, D Exposito-Alonso, H Suresh… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The cognitive abilities of humans are distinctive among primates, but their molecular and
cellular substrates are poorly understood. We used comparative single-nucleus …

A comprehensive approach to Parkinson's disease: addressing its molecular, clinical, and therapeutic aspects

M Muleiro Alvarez, G Cano-Herrera… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a gradually worsening neurodegenerative disorder affecting the
nervous system, marked by a slow progression and varied symptoms. It is the second most …

Akkermansia muciniphila in neuropsychiatric disorders: friend or foe?

W Lei, Y Cheng, J Gao, X Liu, L Shao… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An accumulating body of evidence suggests that the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila
exhibits positive systemic effects on host health, mainly by improving immunological and …

A proteogenomic view of Parkinson's disease causality and heterogeneity

S Kaiser, L Zhang, B Mollenhauer, J Jacob… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
The pathogenesis and clinical heterogeneity of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been
evaluated from molecular, pathophysiological, and clinical perspectives. High-throughput …

Integrative genetic analysis illuminates ALS heritability and identifies risk genes

S Megat, N Mora, J Sanogo, O Roman… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has substantial heritability, in part shared with fronto-
temporal dementia (FTD). We show that ALS heritability is enriched in splicing variants and …

Role of epigenetic modulation in neurodegenerative diseases: implications of phytochemical interventions

MI Prasanth, BS Sivamaruthi, CSY Cheong, K Verma… - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Epigenetics defines changes in cell function without involving alterations in DNA sequence.
Neuroepigenetics bridges neuroscience and epigenetics by regulating gene expression in …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling cell type-specific responses to Parkinson's Disease at single cell resolution

A Martirosyan, R Ansari, F Pestana… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. The
pathological hallmark of PD is loss of dopaminergic neurons and the presence of …

Genome-wide association study using whole-genome sequencing identifies risk loci for Parkinson's disease in Chinese population

H Pan, Z Liu, J Ma, Y Li, Y Zhao, X Zhou… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified numerous susceptibility loci for
Parkinson's disease (PD), but its genetic architecture remains underexplored in populations …