Alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by distinct aging-
independent loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region …

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and the role of acetylcholinesterase in their pathogenesis

ŁJ Walczak-Nowicka, M Herbet - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of
neurodegenerative diseases by influencing the inflammatory response, apoptosis, oxidative …

Misfolding and self-assembly dynamics of microtubule-binding repeats of the Alzheimer-related protein tau

H He, Y Liu, Y Sun, F Ding - Journal of chemical information and …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Pathological aggregation of intrinsically disordered tau protein, driven by the interactions
between microtubule-binding (MTB) domains, is associated with Alzheimer's disease. The …

Hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio of amphiphilic helix mimetics determines the effects on islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation

H Tang, Y Sun, F Ding - Journal of chemical information and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Amyloid depositions of human islet amyloid polypeptides (hIAPP) are associated with type II
diabetes (T2D) impacting millions of people globally. Accordingly, strategies against hIAPP …

The impact of microbiota on the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the possible benefits of polyphenols. An overview

J Casani-Cubel, M Benlloch, CE Sanchis-Sanchis… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
The relationship between gut microbiota and neurodegenerative diseases is becoming
clearer. Among said diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) stands out due to its …

Probing the polyphenolic flavonoid, morin as a highly efficacious inhibitor against amyloid (A4V) mutant SOD1 in fatal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deposition of misfolded protein aggregates in key areas of human brain is the quintessential
trait of various pertinent neurodegenerative disorders including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

[HTML][HTML] Coordination chemistry of mitochondrial copper metalloenzymes: exploring implications for copper dyshomeostasis in cell death

D Shim, J Han - BMB reports, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mitochondria, fundamental cellular organelles that govern energy metabolism, hold a pivotal
role in cellular vitality. While consuming dioxygen to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) …

Impact of plant-derived compounds on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

LMG de Oliveira, RB Carreira, JVR de Oliveira… - Neurotoxicity …, 2023 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal illness characterized by progressive motor
neuron degeneration. Conventional therapies for ALS are based on treatment of symptoms …

Bisdemethoxycurcumin, a novel potent polyphenolic compound, effectively inhibits the formation of amyloid aggregates in ALS-associated hSOD1 mutant (L38R)

ZH Kouhi, B Seyedalipour, S Hosseinkhani… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protein misfolding is a biological process that leads to protein aggregation. Anomalous
misfolding and aggregation of human superoxide dismutase (hSOD1) into amyloid …

Hydrophobic residues confer the helicity and membrane permeability of ocellatin-1 antimicrobial peptide scaffold towards therapeutics

P Chandra Sekar, G Chandrasekhar… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are persisting in all living organisms as evolutionarily
conserved inherent components of the innate immune system. Due to relatively lower …