Neuromuscular junction dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Verma, S Khurana, A Vats, B Sahu, NK Ganguly… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disorder characterized by
progressive degeneration of motor neurons leading to skeletal muscle denervation. Earlier …

Nutritional and metabolic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Ludolph, L Dupuis, E Kasarskis, F Steyn… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease that is
classically thought to impact the motor system. Over the past 20 years, research has started …

SOD1 in ALS: taking stock in pathogenic mechanisms and the role of glial and muscle cells

C Peggion, V Scalcon, ML Massimino, K Nies… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
the loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. While the exact causes of ALS are still …

A longitudinal study defined circulating microRNAs as reliable biomarkers for disease prognosis and progression in ALS human patients

G Dobrowolny, J Martone, E Lepore, I Casola… - Cell death …, 2021 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease associated with
motor neuron degeneration, muscle atrophy and paralysis. To date, multiple panels of …

Skeletal muscle in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JM Shefner, A Musaro, ST Ngo, C Lunetta, FJ Steyn… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the major adult-onset motor neuron disease, has been
viewed almost exclusively as a disease of upper and lower motor neurons, with muscle …

Neuromuscular junction as an entity of nerve-muscle communication

E Lepore, I Casola, G Dobrowolny, A Musarò - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
One of the crucial systems severely affected in several neuromuscular diseases is the loss of
effective connection between muscle and nerve, leading to a pathological non …

BDNF-dependent modulation of axonal transport is selectively impaired in ALS

AP Tosolini, JN Sleigh, S Surana, ER Rhymes… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Axonal transport ensures long-range delivery of essential cargoes between proximal and
distal compartments, and is needed for neuronal development, function, and survival …

Skeletal muscle in ALS: an unappreciated therapeutic opportunity?

S Scaricamazza, I Salvatori, A Ferri, C Valle - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
selective degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons and by the progressive weakness …

Repurposing of Trimetazidine for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A study in SOD1G93A mice

S Scaricamazza, I Salvatori, S Amadio… - British Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease
characterized by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons, progressive wasting …

[HTML][HTML] Skeletal-muscle metabolic reprogramming in ALS-SOD1G93A mice predates disease onset and is a promising therapeutic target

S Scaricamazza, I Salvatori, G Giacovazzo, JP Loeffler… - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Patients with ALS show, in addition to the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord,
brainstem, and cerebral cortex, an abnormal depletion of energy stores alongside …