Galectin-3, a rising star in modulating microglia activation under conditions of neurodegeneration

J García-Revilla, A Boza-Serrano… - Cell death & …, 2022 - nature.com
The advent of high-throughput single-cell transcriptomic analysis of microglia has revealed
different phenotypes that are inherently associated with disease conditions. A common …

An Antisense Oligonucleotide-Loaded Blood–Brain Barrier Penetrable Nanoparticle Mediating Recruitment of Endogenous Neural Stem Cells for the Treatment of …

Y Sun, J Kong, X Ge, M Mao, H Yu, Y Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the death of
dopaminergic (DA) neurons and currently cannot be cured. One selected antisense …

Galectin‐3: A Novel Marker for the Prediction of Stroke Incidence and Clinical Prognosis

A Sayed, M Munir, MS Attia, BS Alghamdi… - Mediators of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stroke, whether ischemic or haemorrhagic, is one of the main causes of mortality and
disability all over the world, which entails huge burdens in both healthcare environments as …

Simian immunodeficiency virus-infected rhesus macaques with AIDS co-develop cardiovascular pathology and encephalitis

KS White, JA Walker, J Wang, P Autissier… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite effective antiretroviral therapy, HIV co-morbidities remain where central nervous
system (CNS) neurocognitive disorders and cardiovascular disease (CVD)-pathology that …

Potential roles of matricellular proteins in stroke

F Kawakita, H Kanamaru, R Asada, H Suzuki - Experimental Neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are still serious diseases with high mortalities and
morbidities. To improve outcomes of strokes, new therapeutic approaches need to be …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cells target microglia via galectin-1 production to rescue aged mice from olfactory dysfunction

Y Seo, JS Ahn, YY Shin, SJ Oh, MH Song… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Olfactory loss has been considered as the earliest complication for the aging process while
underlying mechanisms and therapeutic strategies remain unclear. Given the correlation …

[HTML][HTML] Matricellular proteins: from cardiac homeostasis to immune regulation

L Meng, H Chen, J Zhang, Y Wu, Y Xu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Tissue repair after myocardial injury is a complex process involving changes in all aspects of
the myocardial tissue, including the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is composed of …

Galectins—Potential therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative disorders

S Chaudhary, S Chaudhary, S Rawat… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Advancements in medicine have increased the longevity of humans, resulting in a higher
incidence of chronic diseases. Due to the rise in the elderly population, age-dependent …

Inhibition of galectins and the P2X7 purinergic receptor as a therapeutic approach in the neurovascular inflammation of diabetic retinopathy

CC Lepre, M Russo, MC Trotta, F Petrillo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most frequent microvascular retinal complication of diabetic
patients, contributing to loss of vision. Recently, retinal neuroinflammation and …

Galectins in the brain: advances in neuroinflammation, neuroprotection and therapeutic opportunities

F Barake, A Soza, A González - Current Opinion in Neurology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Galectins modulate neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative processes contributing to
microglia polarization, immunosurveillance and neuroprotection through extracellular and …