Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies

A Verkhratsky, A Butt, B Li, P Illes, R Zorec… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Astroglia are a broad class of neural parenchymal cells primarily dedicated to homoeostasis
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …

Bidirectional relationship between sleep and Alzheimer's disease: role of amyloid, tau, and other factors

C Wang, DM Holtzman - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020 - nature.com
As we age, we experience changes in our nighttime sleep and daytime wakefulness.
Individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can develop sleep problems even before …

[HTML][HTML] APOE mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

S Parhizkar, DM Holtzman - Seminars in immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is a central mechanism involved in neurodegeneration as observed in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent form of neurodegenerative disease …

Activation of microglia and astrocytes: a roadway to neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease

D Kaur, V Sharma, R Deshmukh - Inflammopharmacology, 2019 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is of high importance to the
neuroscience world, yet the complex pathogenicity is not fully understood. Inflammation is …

NAD+ supplementation normalizes key Alzheimer's features and DNA damage responses in a new AD mouse model with introduced DNA repair deficiency

Y Hou, S Lautrup, S Cordonnier… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Emerging findings suggest that compromised cellular bioenergetics and DNA repair
contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but their role in disease-defining …

Microglia facilitate loss of perineuronal nets in the Alzheimer's disease brain

JD Crapser, EE Spangenberg, RA Barahona… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Microglia, the brain's principal immune cell, are increasingly implicated in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the molecular interfaces through which these cells contribute …

Fluorescent diagnostic probes in neurodegenerative diseases

J Zhou, P Jangili, S Son, MS Ji, M Won… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating disorders that feature progressive and
selective loss of function or structure of anatomically or physiologically associated neuronal …

ScaleS: an optical clearing palette for biological imaging

H Hama, H Hioki, K Namiki, T Hoshida… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Optical clearing methods facilitate deep biological imaging by mitigating light scattering in
situ. Multi-scale high-resolution imaging requires preservation of tissue integrity for accurate …

Microglia and astrocyte function and communication: what do we know in humans?

EF Garland, IJ Hartnell, D Boche - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia and astrocytes play essential roles in the central nervous system contributing to
many functions including homeostasis, immune response, blood–brain barrier maintenance …

The neuropathology and cerebrovascular mechanisms of dementia

L Raz, J Knoefel, K Bhaskar - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of dementia is increasing in our aging population at an alarming rate.
Because of the heterogeneity of clinical presentation and complexity of disease …