APOE in the bullseye of neurodegenerative diseases: impact of the APOE genotype in Alzheimer's disease pathology and brain diseases

R Fernández-Calle, SC Konings… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
ApoE is the major lipid and cholesterol carrier in the CNS. There are three major human
polymorphisms, apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, and the genetic expression of APOE4 is one of …

Restoring Wnt/β-catenin signaling is a promising therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease

L Jia, J Piña-Crespo, Y Li - Molecular brain, 2019 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging-related neurological disorder characterized by
synaptic loss and dementia. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is an essential signal transduction …

Cannabinoid receptor 2 signaling in neurodegenerative disorders: from pathogenesis to a promising therapeutic target

T Cassano, S Calcagnini, L Pace, F De Marco… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
As a consequence of an increasingly aging population, the number of people affected by
neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and …

Wnt5a: its signalling, functions and implication in diseases

A Kikuchi, H Yamamoto, A Sato… - Acta …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Wnt5a is a representative ligand that activates the β‐catenin‐independent pathways.
Because the β‐catenin‐independent pathway includes multiple signalling cascades in …

Microglia/astrocytes–glioblastoma crosstalk: crucial molecular mechanisms and microenvironmental factors

D Matias, J Balça-Silva, GC da Graça… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the functions of glial cells, namely, astrocytes and microglia, have gained
prominence in several diseases of the central nervous system, especially in glioblastoma …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling as a molecular target by pathogenic bacteria

O Silva-García, JJ Valdez-Alarcón… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is crucial to regulate cell proliferation and polarity, cell
determination, and tissue homeostasis. The activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling is based …

NF‐κB activation in astrocytes drives a stage‐specific beneficial neuroimmunological response in ALS

N Ouali Alami, C Schurr, F Olde Heuvel, L Tang… - The EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
Astrocytes are involved in non‐cell‐autonomous pathogenic cascades in amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS); however, their role is still debated. We show that astrocytic NF‐κB …

Prolonged oral cannabinoid administration prevents neuroinflammation, lowers β-amyloid levels and improves cognitive performance in Tg APP 2576 mice

AM Martín-Moreno, B Brera, C Spuch, E Carro… - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain shows an ongoing inflammatory condition and
non-steroidal anti-inflammatories diminish the risk of suffering the neurologic disease …

The dynamic role of microglia and the endocannabinoid system in neuroinflammation

AP Young, EM Denovan-Wright - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, can take on a range of pro-or anti-
inflammatory phenotypes to maintain homeostasis. However, the sustained activation of pro …

WNT/F rizzled signalling: receptor–ligand selectivity with focus on FZD‐G protein signalling and its physiological relevance: IUPHAR Review 3

JP Dijksterhuis, J Petersen… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The wingless/int1 (WNT)/F rizzled (FZD) signalling pathway controls numerous cellular
processes such as proliferation, differentiation, cell‐fate decisions, migration and plays a …