Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation

RJ Mead, N Shan, HJ Reiser, F Marshall… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease caused by degeneration of
motor neurons. As with all major neurodegenerative disorders, development of disease …

A review of the common neurodegenerative disorders: current therapeutic approaches and the potential role of nanotherapeutics

RNL Lamptey, B Chaulagain, R Trivedi… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative disorders are primarily characterized by neuron loss. The most common
neurodegenerative disorders include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Although there …

Autophagy in major human diseases

DJ Klionsky, G Petroni, RK Amaravadi… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Autophagy is a core molecular pathway for the preservation of cellular and organismal
homeostasis. Pharmacological and genetic interventions impairing autophagy responses …

[HTML][HTML] The different autophagy degradation pathways and neurodegeneration

A Fleming, M Bourdenx, M Fujimaki, C Karabiyik… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The term autophagy encompasses different pathways that route cytoplasmic material to
lysosomes for degradation and includes macroautophagy, chaperone-mediated autophagy …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review

P Masrori, P Van Damme - European journal of neurology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting primarily the
motor system, but in which extra‐motor manifestations are increasingly recognized. The loss …

ALS genetics: gains, losses, and implications for future therapies

G Kim, O Gautier, E Tassoni-Tsuchida, XR Ma… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss
of motor neurons from the brain and spinal cord. The ALS community has made remarkable …

The lysosome as a cellular centre for signalling, metabolism and quality control

RE Lawrence, R Zoncu - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Long known as terminal degradation stations, lysosomes have emerged as sophisticated
signalling centres that govern cell growth, division and differentiation. Lysosomes interface …

Mechanism and medical implications of mammalian autophagy

I Dikic, Z Elazar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process induced under various conditions of
cellular stress, which prevents cell damage and promotes survival in the event of energy or …

C9orf72-mediated ALS and FTD: multiple pathways to disease

R Balendra, AM Isaacs - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
The discovery that repeat expansions in the C9orf72 gene are a frequent cause of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has revolutionized …

The mammalian ULK1 complex and autophagy initiation

M Zachari, IG Ganley - Essays in biochemistry, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Autophagy is a vital lysosomal degradation pathway that serves as a quality control
mechanism. It rids the cell of damaged, toxic or excess cellular components, which if left to …