Lipids shape brain function through ion channel and receptor modulations: physiological mechanisms and clinical perspectives

S Incontro, ML Musella, M Sammari… - Physiological …, 2025 - journals.physiology.org
Lipids represent the most abundant molecular type in the brain, with a fat content of∼ 60%
of the dry brain weight in humans. Despite this fact, little attention has been paid to …

A cortico-amygdala neural substrate for endocannabinoid modulation of fear extinction

O Gunduz-Cinar, LI Castillo, M Xia, E Van Leer… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Preclinical and clinical studies implicate endocannabinoids (eCBs) in fear extinction, but the
underlying neural circuit basis of these actions is unclear. Here, we employed in vivo …

Calbindin and Girk2/Aldh1a1 define resilient vs vulnerable dopaminergic neurons in a primate Parkinson's disease model

NLG Del Rey, N Hernández-Pinedo, M Carrillo… - npj Parkinson's …, 2024 - nature.com
The differential vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta
(SNc) is a critical and unresolved question in Parkinson´ s disease. Studies in mice show …

Genome-wide association study using whole-genome sequencing identifies risk loci for Parkinson's disease in Chinese population

H Pan, Z Liu, J Ma, Y Li, Y Zhao, X Zhou… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified numerous susceptibility loci for
Parkinson's disease (PD), but its genetic architecture remains underexplored in populations …

Distributed dopaminergic signaling in the basal ganglia and its relationship to motor disability in Parkinson's disease

S Zhai, Q Cui, DNV Simmons, DJ Surmeier - Current opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The degeneration of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons that innervate the basal ganglia
is responsible for the cardinal motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). It has been …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular heterogeneity in the substantia nigra: A roadmap for understanding PD motor pathophysiology

Z Gaertner, M Azcorra, DA Dombeck… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the ability to capture single-cell expression profiles has grown in recent years,
neuroscientists studying a wide gamut of brain regions have discovered remarkable …

Mutational spectrum and clinical features of GBA1 variants in a Chinese cohort with Parkinson's disease

Y Zhou, Y Wang, J Wan, Y Zhao, H Pan, Q Zeng… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
GBA1 variants are important risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD). Most studies
assessing GBA1-related PD risk have been performed in European-derived populations …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-omics analysis reveals BDE47 induces depression-like behaviors in mice by interfering with the 2-arachidonoyl glycerol-associated microbiota-gut-brain …

CQ Wang, Z Su, CG Dai, JL Song, B Qian - … and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 2, 2′, 4, 4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE47) is a foodborne environmental risk
factor for depression, but the pathogenic mechanism has yet to be fully characterized. In this …

Characteristics of fatigue in Parkinson's disease: A longitudinal cohort study

X Zhou, Y Xiang, T Song, Y Zhao, H Pan… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective To assess the prevalence, evolution, clinical characteristics, correlates and
predictors of fatigue as well as to investigate the influence of comorbid fatigue on the …

Research progress on the cannabinoid type-2 receptor and parkinson's disease

X Yu, Y Jia, Y Dong - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is featured by movement impairments, including tremors,
bradykinesia, muscle stiffness, and imbalance. PD is also associated with many non-motor …