[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress in aging-matters of the heart and mind

K Venkataraman, S Khurana, TC Tai - International journal of molecular …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Oxidative damage is considered to be the primary cause of several aging associated
disease pathologies. Cumulative oxidative damage tends to be pervasive among cellular …

Role of matrix metalloproteinases in the pathogenesis of traumatic brain injury

PM Abdul-Muneer, BJ Pfister, J Haorah… - Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Studies
revealed that the pathogenesis of TBI involves upregulation of MMPs. MMPs form a large …

Impairment of pericyte-endothelium crosstalk leads to blood-brain barrier dysfunction following traumatic brain injury

S Bhowmick, V D'Mello, D Caruso, A Wallerstein… - Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a neurovascular unit formed by microvascular
endothelial cells, pericytes, and astrocytes. Brain pericytes are important regulators of BBB …

Induction of oxidative and nitrosative damage leads to cerebrovascular inflammation in an animal model of mild traumatic brain injury induced by primary blast

PM Abdul-Muneer, H Schuetz, F Wang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2013 - Elsevier
We investigate the hypothesis that oxidative damage of the cerebral vascular barrier
interface (the blood–brain barrier, BBB) causes the development of mild traumatic brain …

Primary blast causes mild, moderate, severe and lethal TBI with increasing blast overpressures: Experimental rat injury model

V Mishra, M Skotak, H Schuetz, A Heller, J Haorah… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Injury severity in blast induced Traumatic Brain Injury (bTBI) increases with blast
overpressure (BOP) and impulse in dose-dependent manner. Pure primary blast waves …

Increased expression of M1 and M2 phenotypic markers in isolated microglia after four-day binge alcohol exposure in male rats

H Peng, CRG Nickell, KY Chen, JA McClain, K Nixon - Alcohol, 2017 - Elsevier
Microglia activation and neuroinflammation are common features of neurodegenerative
conditions, including alcohol use disorders (AUDs). When activated, microglia span a …

Mitocytosis Mediated by an Enzyme‐Activable Mitochondrion‐Disturbing Polymer‐Drug Conjugate Enhances Active Penetration in Glioblastoma Therapy

Y Xiang, B Wang, W Yang, X Zheng, R Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The application of nanomedicines for glioblastoma (GBM) therapy is hampered by the blood–
brain barrier (BBB) and the dense glioblastoma tissue. To achieve efficient BBB crossing …

Innate immune activation: Parallels in alcohol use disorder and Alzheimer's disease

A Ramos, RS Joshi, G Szabo - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alcohol use disorder is associated with systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction
especially in the liver and the brain. For more than a decade, studies have highlighted …

Role of microglia in ethanol-induced neurodegenerative disease: Pathological and behavioral dysfunction at different developmental stages

JY Yang, X Xue, H Tian, XX Wang, YX Dong… - Pharmacology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Alcohol abuse can result in significant alterations to the structure of the brain and ultimately
to behavioral dysfunctions. Epidemiological studies have shown that alcoholism is closely …

The mechanisms of cerebral vascular dysfunction and neuroinflammation by MMP-mediated degradation of VEGFR-2 in alcohol ingestion

PMA Muneer, S Alikunju, AM Szlachetka… - … , and vascular biology, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction caused by activation of matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs) is a pathological feature in vascular/neurological disease. We …