Brain manganese and the balance between essential roles and neurotoxicity

RC Balachandran, S Mukhopadhyay, D McBride… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient required for the normal development of many
organs, including the brain. Although its roles as a cofactor in several enzymes and in …

Heavy metals exposure and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

KM Bakulski, YA Seo, RC Hickman… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias lack effective treatment or cures and are major
public health challenges. Risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is partially …

Molecular mechanisms of metal toxicity in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

MT Kabir, MS Uddin, S Zaman, Y Begum… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, which is progressively
affecting elderly people. The dyshomeostasis of biometals and accumulation of toxic metals …

Metal ion effects on Aβ and tau aggregation

AC Kim, S Lim, YK Kim - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Amyloid and tau aggregation are implicated in manifold neurodegenerative diseases and
serve as two signature pathological hallmarks in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Though aging is …

Trace elements and Alzheimer dementia in population-based studies: A bibliometric and meta-analysis

K Li, A Li, Y Mei, J Zhao, Q Zhou, Y Li, M Yang… - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Alterations in the concentrations of trace elements may play a vital role in Alzheimer
dementia progression. However, previous research results are inconsistent, and there is still …

Novel upregulation of amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) by microRNA-346 via targeting of APP mRNA 5′-untranslated region: Implications in Alzheimer's disease

JM Long, B Maloney, JT Rogers, DK Lahiri - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
In addition to the devastating symptoms of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
characterized by accumulation of the processing products of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide …

Manganese-based advanced nanoparticles for biomedical applications: future opportunity and challenges

S Haque, S Tripathy, CR Patra - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology is the most promising technology to evolve in the last decade. Recent
research has shown that transition metal nanoparticles especially manganese (Mn)-based …

Molecular targets of manganese-induced neurotoxicity: A five-year update

AA Tinkov, MMB Paoliello, AN Mazilina… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding of the immediate mechanisms of Mn-induced neurotoxicity is rapidly
evolving. We seek to provide a summary of recent findings in the field, with an emphasis to …

Consequences of disturbing manganese homeostasis

J Baj, W Flieger, A Barbachowska, B Kowalska… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element with unique functions in the body; it acts as a
cofactor for many enzymes involved in energy metabolism, the endogenous antioxidant …

Microglial activation in metal neurotoxicity: impact in neurodegenerative diseases

MI Martínez-Hernández… - BioMed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative processes encompass a large variety of diseases with different
pathological patterns and clinical features, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases …