Apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease: an understanding of the physiology, pathology and therapeutic avenues

M Obulesu, MJ Lakshmi - Neurochemical research, 2014 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastative neurodegenerative disorder with complex
etiology. Apoptosis, a biological process that plays an essential role in normal physiology to …

Aberrant expression of RCAN1 in Alzheimer's pathogenesis: a new molecular mechanism and a novel drug target

Y Wu, PTT Ly, W Song - Molecular neurobiology, 2014 - Springer
AD, a devastating neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common cause of dementia in
the elderly. Patients with AD are characterized by three hallmarks of neuropathology …

RCAN1 overexpression exacerbates calcium overloading-induced neuronal apoptosis

X Sun, Y Wu, B Herculano, W Song - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Down Syndrome (DS) patients develop characteristic Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
neuropathology after their middle age. Prominent neuronal loss has been observed in the …

[HTML][HTML] Overexpression of Rcan1-1L inhibits hypoxia-induced cell apoptosis through induction of mitophagy

L Sun, Y Hao, R An, H Li, C Xi, G Shen - Molecules and cells, 2014 - Elsevier
Mitophagy, a cellular process that selectively targets dysfunctional mitochondria for
degradation, is currently a hot topic in research into the pathogenesis and treatment of many …

Regulator of calcineurin 1-1L protects cardiomyocytes against hypoxia-induced apoptosis via mitophagy

L Yan, H Yang, Y Li, H Duan, J Wu, P Qian… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction induced by myocardial ischemia is the primary cause of cardiac
cell death. Specific removal of damaged mitochondria through mitophagy may be beneficial …

Regulator of calcineurin 1 gene transcription is regulated by nuclear factor-kappaB

L Zheng, H Liu, P Wang, W Song… - Current Alzheimer …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) has been implicated in pathogenesis of
neurodegeneration and various cancers. Recently, we showed that RCAN1 expression was …

[HTML][HTML] The regulator of calcineurin (RCAN1) an important factor involved in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases development

E Torac, L Gaman, V Atanasiu - Journal of medicine and life, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atherosclerosis, one of the main causes of cardiovascular diseases, is a complex process
that involves manifold factors. Besides the vascular lipids accumulation, inflammatory factors …

RCAN1 increases Aβ generation by promoting N-glycosylation via oligosaccharyltransferase

T Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, C Liu… - Current Alzheimer …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Glycosylation is one of the major post-translational modifications, required for proper folding
and functions of glycoproteins. N-glycosylation in ER is mediated by …

Temporal deregulation of genes and microRNAs in neurons during prion-induced neurodegeneration

A Majer - 2014 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
Prion diseases are fatal and incurable neurodegenerative diseases that share many
pathological similarities to other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or …

Calcineurin-mediated signaling in ischemic preconditioning and neuronal cell death

NH Shah - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide.
However, few effective therapeutic interventions exist to treat this devastating disease. A …