Microbiota–gut–brain axis and its therapeutic applications in neurodegenerative diseases

JS Loh, WQ Mak, LKS Tan, CX Ng, HH Chan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
The human gastrointestinal tract is populated with a diverse microbial community. The vast
genetic and metabolic potential of the gut microbiome underpins its ubiquity in nearly every …

Microglia phagocytic mechanisms: Development informing disease

RM Beiter, PW Sheehan, DP Schafer - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Microglia are tissue-resident macrophages and professional phagocytes of the central
nervous system (CNS). In development, microglia-mediated phagocytosis is important for …

An inducible genetic tool to track and manipulate specific microglial states reveals their plasticity and roles in remyelination

KM Barclay, N Abduljawad, Z Cheng, MW Kim, L Zhou… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Recent single-cell RNA sequencing studies have revealed distinct microglial states in
development and disease. These include proliferative-region-associated microglia (PAMs) …

Mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of physical exercise on multiple sclerosis: focus on immune cells

B Zong, F Yu, X Zhang, W Zhao, S Li, L Li - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a prevalent neuroimmunological illness that leads to neurological
disability in young adults. Although the etiology of MS is heterogeneous, it is well …

Preclinical translational platform of neuroinflammatory disease biology relevant to neurodegenerative disease

KC Larson, LH Martens, M Marconi, C Dejesus… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Neuroinflammation is a key driver of neurodegenerative disease, however the tools
available to model this disease biology at the systems level are lacking. We describe a …

Microglial senescence and activation in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and neuropathological scoring

A Malvaso, A Gatti, G Negro, C Calatozzolo, V Medici… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The greatest risk factor for neurodegeneration is the aging of the multiple cell types of
human CNS, among which microglia are important because they are the “sentinels” of …

Radiation Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review

D Kaul, F Ehret, S Roohani, M Jendrach… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Pathophysiological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) include extracellular
amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles. Recent studies also demonstrated …

Itaconate in host inflammation and defense

D Ye, P Wang, LL Chen, KL Guan, Y Xiong - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Immune cells undergo rapid and extensive metabolic changes during inflammation. In
addition to contributing to energetic and biosynthetic demands, metabolites can also …

Insights on therapeutic potential of clemastine in neurological disorders

S Jiang, X Wang, T Cao, R Kang… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Clemastine, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved compound, is recognized as a
first-generation, widely available antihistamine that reduces histamine-induced symptoms …

Effects of sleep fragmentation on white matter pathology in a rat model of cerebral small vessel disease

X Fu, XJ Wan, JY Liu, Q Sun, Y Shen, J Li, CJ Mao… - Sleep, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Mounting evidence indicated the correlation between sleep and
cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). However, little is known about the exact causality …