[HTML][HTML] Alternatives to animal testing: A review

SK Doke, SC Dhawale - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
The number of animals used in research has increased with the advancement of research
and development in medical technology. Every year, millions of experimental animals are …

Requirements for animal experiments: problems and challenges

F Fontana, P Figueiredo, JP Martins, HA Santos - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In vivo models remain a principle screening tool in the drug discovery pipeline. Here, the
challenges associated with the need for animal experiments, as well as their impact on …

Scope and limitations of yeast as a model organism for studying human tissue-specific pathways

S Mohammadi, B Saberidokht, S Subramaniam… - BMC systems …, 2015 - Springer
Background Budding yeast, S. cerevisiae, has been used extensively as a model organism
for studying cellular processes in evolutionarily distant species, including humans. However …

α-Synuclein-induced dysregulation of neuronal activity contributes to murine dopamine neuron vulnerability

A Dagra, DR Miller, M Lin, A Gopinath… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
Pathophysiological damages and loss of function of dopamine neurons precede their
demise and contribute to the early phases of Parkinson's disease. The presence of aberrant …

Studying Huntington's disease in yeast: from mechanisms to pharmacological approaches

S Hofer, K Kainz, A Zimmermann, MA Bauer… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive
neuronal loss, provoking impaired motor control, cognitive decline, and dementia. So far, HD …

Integrated multi-omic data analysis and validation with yeast model show oxidative phosphorylation modulates protein aggregation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

R Sai Swaroop, PS Akhil, P Sai Sanwid… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a progressive, incurable amyloid aggregating
neurodegenerative disease involving the motor neurons. Identifying potential biomarkers …

Studying Spatial Protein Quality Control, Proteopathies, and Aging Using Different Model Misfolding Proteins in S. cerevisiae

KL Schneider, T Nyström, PO Widlund - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Protein quality control (PQC) is critical to maintain a functioning proteome. Misfolded or toxic
proteins are either refolded or degraded by a system of temporal quality control and can also …

Oxidative stress and amyloid toxicity: insights from yeast

MB França, KC Lima… - Journal of cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder. One of the factors that
promotes neurodegeneration is the accumulation of senile plaques formed by Aβ peptide. In …

Yeast buddies hel** to unravel the complexity of neurodegenerative disorders

G Fruhmann, D Seynnaeve, J Zheng, K Ven… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative disorders have a profound effect on the quality of life of patients and
their environment. However, the development of adequate therapies requires accurate …

Alzheimer's as a systems-level disease involving the interplay of multiple cellular networks

JI Castrillo, SG Oliver - Systems Biology of Alzheimer's Disease, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), and many neurodegenerative disorders, are
multifactorial in nature. They involve a combination of genomic, epigenomic, interactomic …