Wnt and lithium: a common destiny in the therapy of nervous system pathologies?

D Meffre, J Grenier, S Bernard, F Courtin… - Cellular and molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Wnt signaling is required for neurogenesis, the fate of neural progenitors, the formation of
neuronal circuits during development, neuron positioning and polarization, axon and …

[HTML][HTML] GSK-3 and Wnt signaling in neurogenesis and bipolar disorder

AJ Valvezan, PS Klein - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The canonical Wnt signaling pathway is critical for development of the mammalian central
nervous system and regulates diverse processes throughout adulthood, including adult …

[HTML][HTML] Parkinson's disease: potential actions of lithium by targeting the WNT/β-catenin pathway, oxidative stress, inflammation and glutamatergic pathway

A Vallée, JN Vallée, Y Lecarpentier - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the major neurodegenerative diseases (ND) which
presents a progressive neurodegeneration characterized by loss of dopamine in the …

Wnt signaling in the central nervous system: new insights in health and disease

CA Oliva, C Montecinos-Oliva, NC Inestrosa - Progress in molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Since its discovery, Wnt signaling has been shown to be one of the most crucial
morphogens in development and during the maturation of central nervous system. Its action …

The effect of lithium on hematopoietic, mesenchymal and neural stem cells

E Ferensztajn-Rochowiak, JK Rybakowski - Pharmacological Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Lithium has been used in modern psychiatry for more than 65 years, constituting a
cornerstone for the long-term treatment of bipolar disorder. A number of biological properties …

Wnt signaling in neuroprotection and stem cell differentiation

EM Toledo, M Colombres, NC Inestrosa - Progress in neurobiology, 2008 - Elsevier
In the past several years, we postulated that the loss of Wnt signaling was implicated in the
pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since then, our lab and other groups have confirmed …

The role of the Wnt canonical signaling in neurodegenerative diseases

R Libro, P Bramanti, E Mazzon - Life sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
The Wnt/β-catenin or Wnt canonical pathway controls multiple biological processes
throughout development and adult life. Growing evidences have suggested that …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt-5a promotes neural development and differentiation by regulating CDK5 via Ca2+/calpain pathway

Y Shu, M Xiang, P Zhang, G Qi, F He, Q Zhang… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2019 - karger.com
Background/Aims: The Wnt signaling pathway has essential functions in the central nervous
system, where it regulates the major physiological functions of neurons, including …

Wnt signaling in the hippocampus in relation to neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, stress and epigenetics

RAJ Zwamborn, C Snijders, N An, A Thomson… - Progress in Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Wnt signaling pathway has been recognized as an important pathway, extending its
function throughout the lifespan. Evidence suggests that dysfunctional Wnt signaling in the …

Wnt signalling pathway and tau phosphorylation: A comprehensive study on known connections

F Hadi, H Akrami, K Shahpasand… - Cell biochemistry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Wnt pathway is the most important cascade in the nervous system; evidence has
indicated that deregulation of the Wnt pathway induced pathogenic hallmarks of …