Long-term neurocognitive benefits of FLASH radiotherapy driven by reduced reactive oxygen species

P Montay-Gruel, MM Acharya… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Here, we highlight the potential translational benefits of delivering FLASH radiotherapy
using ultra-high dose rates (> 100 Gy⋅ s− 1). Compared with conventional dose-rate …

Elimination of microglia improves cognitive function following cranial irradiation

MM Acharya, KN Green, BD Allen, AR Najafi… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Cranial irradiation for the treatment of brain cancer elicits progressive and severe cognitive
dysfunction that is associated with significant neuropathology. Radiation injury in the CNS …

Radiation-induced cognitive decline: challenges and solutions

P Shamsesfandabadi, A Patel, Y Liang… - Cancer Management …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Radiation therapy, a common treatment for central nervous system cancers, can negatively
impact cognitive function, resulting in radiation-induced cognitive decline (RICD). RICD …

[HTML][HTML] Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells: Future regenerative medicine for clinical applications in mitigation of radiation injury

P Sharma, DK Maurya - World Journal of Stem Cells, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) are gaining significant attention in
regenerative medicine for their potential to treat degenerative diseases and mitigate …

Human neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles mitigate hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease

LA Apodaca, AAD Baddour, C Garcia… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Regenerative therapies to mitigate Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology
have shown very limited success. In the recent era, extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from …

Exosomes derived from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate radiation-induced brain injury by activating the SIRT1 pathway

M Liu, Y Yang, B Zhao, Y Yang, J Wang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective Studies have shown that the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells
(MSCs) are mediated in a paracrine manner, mainly through extracellular vesicles such as …

Cranial grafting of stem cell-derived microvesicles improves cognition and reduces neuropathology in the irradiated brain

JE Baulch, MM Acharya, BD Allen… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Cancer survivors face a variety of challenges as they cope with disease recurrence and a
myriad of normal tissue complications brought on by radio-and chemotherapeutic treatment …

Functional equivalence of stem cell and stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle transplantation to repair the irradiated brain

SM Smith, E Giedzinski, MC Angulo… - Stem cells …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Cranial radiotherapy, although beneficial for the treatment of brain tumors, inevitably leads
to normal tissue damage that can induce unintended neurocognitive complications that are …

Attenuation of neuroinflammation reverses Adriamycin-induced cognitive impairments

BD Allen, LA Apodaca, AR Syage, M Markarian… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2019 - Springer
Numerous clinical studies have established the debilitating neurocognitive side effects of
chemotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer, often referred as chemobrain. We …

Low dose radiation effects on the brain–from mechanisms and behavioral outcomes to mitigation strategies

A Kovalchuk, B Kolb - Cell Cycle, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Based on the most recent estimates by the Canadian Cancer Society, 2 in 5 Canadians will
develop cancer in their lifetimes. More than half of all cancer patients receive some type of …