Astrocytic glutamatergic transmission and its implications in neurodegenerative disorders

S Satarker, SL Bojja, PC Gurram, J Mudgal, D Arora… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several neurodegenerative disorders involve impaired neurotransmission, and
glutamatergic neurotransmission sets a prototypical example. Glutamate is a predominant …

[HTML][HTML] History of ALS and the competing theories on pathogenesis: IFCN handbook chapter

A Eisen, S Vucic, H Mitsumoto - Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of
the human motor system, first described in the 19th Century. The etiology of ALS appears to …

A comparison of anatomic and cellular transcriptome structures across 40 human brain diseases

Y Zeighami, TE Bakken, T Nickl-Jockschat… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Genes associated with risk for brain disease exhibit characteristic expression patterns that
reflect both anatomical and cell type relationships. Brain-wide transcriptomic patterns of …

Cortical hyperexcitability in mouse models and patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is linked to noradrenaline deficiency

J Scekic-Zahirovic, C Benetton, A Brunet… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease,
characterized by the death of upper (UMN) and lower motor neurons (LMN) in the motor …

Cytoplasmic FUS triggers early behavioral alterations linked to cortical neuronal hyperactivity and inhibitory synaptic defects

J Scekic-Zahirovic, I Sanjuan-Ruiz, V Kan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Gene mutations causing cytoplasmic mislocalization of the RNA-binding protein FUS lead to
severe forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Cytoplasmic accumulation of FUS is …

Early molecular layer interneuron hyperactivity triggers Purkinje neuron degeneration in SCA1

F Pilotto, C Douthwaite, R Diab, XQ Ye, C Tietje… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Toxic proteinaceous deposits and alterations in excitability and activity levels characterize
vulnerable neuronal populations in neurodegenerative diseases. Using in vivo two-photon …

Extracellular vesicles in serum and central nervous system tissues contain microRNA signatures in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T Lo, C Figueroa-Romero, J Hur, C Pacut… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terminalneurodegenerative disease. Clinical and
molecular observations suggest that ALS pathology originates at a single site and spreads …

[HTML][HTML] SBT-272 improves TDP-43 pathology in ALS upper motor neurons by modulating mitochondrial integrity, motility, and function

M Gautam, B Genç, B Helmold, A Ahrens, J Kuka… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial defects are one of the common underlying causes of neuronal vulnerability in
neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and TDP-43 …

Regulation of cortical hyperexcitability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: focusing on glial mechanisms

M Xie, PN Pallegar, S Parusel, AT Nguyen… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by the loss of both upper and lower motor neurons, resulting in muscle …

The glymphatic system and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Eisen, M Nedergaard, E Gray, MC Kiernan - Progress in Neurobiology, 2024 - Elsevier
The glymphatic system and the meningeal lymphatic vessels provide a pathway for transport
of solutes and clearance of toxic material from the brain. Of specific relevance to ALS, this is …