Parkinson's disease, aging and adult neurogenesis: Wnt/β‐catenin signalling as the key to unlock the mystery of endogenous brain repair

B Marchetti, C Tirolo, F L'Episcopo, S Caniglia… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A common hallmark of age‐dependent neurodegenerative diseases is an impairment of
adult neurogenesis. Wingless‐type mouse mammary tumor virus integration site (Wnt)/β …

New insights for oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus

K Maiese - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the generation of oxidative stress are
considered critical factors for the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM), a disorder that is …

Targeting molecules to medicine with mTOR, autophagy and neurodegenerative disorders

K Maiese - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative disorders are significantly increasing in incidence as the age of the
global population continues to climb with improved life expectancy. At present, more than 30 …

Aberrant excitatory–inhibitory synaptic mechanisms in entorhinal cortex microcircuits during the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

AL Petrache, A Rajulawalla, A Shi, A Wetzel… - Cerebral …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Synaptic dysfunction is widely proposed as an initial insult leading to the neurodegeneration
observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We hypothesize that the initial insult originates in the …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway governs a full program for dopaminergic neuron survival, neurorescue and regeneration in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's …

B Marchetti - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wingless-type mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) integration site (Wnt) signaling is one of
the most critical pathways in developing and adult tissues. In the brain, Wnt signaling …

Impaired Wnt signaling in the prefrontal cortex of Alzheimer's disease

J Folke, B Pakkenberg, T Brudek - Molecular neurobiology, 2019 - Springer
Wnt pathway is involved in synaptic plasticity and neuronal survival, and alterations in Wnt
signaling have previously been reported both in aging and neurodegenerative diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-derived compounds modulating Wnt/β-catenin pathway: a preventive and therapeutic opportunity in neoplastic diseases

G Sferrazza, M Corti, G Brusotti, P Pierimarchi… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling is a conserved pathway that has a crucial role in embryonic and
adult life. Dysregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway has been associated with diseases …

LRRK2 in peripheral and central nervous system innate immunity: its link to Parkinson's disease

H Lee, WS James, SA Cowley - Biochemical Society …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are found in familial and
idiopathic cases of Parkinson's disease (PD), but are also associated with immune-related …

FoxO proteins in the nervous system

K Maiese - Analytical cellular pathology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Acute as well as chronic disorders of the nervous system lead to significant morbidity and
mortality for millions of individuals globally. Given the ability to govern stem cell proliferation …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required to rescue midbrain dopaminergic progenitors and promote neurorepair in ageing mouse model of Parkinson's disease

F L'Episcopo, C Tirolo, N Testa, S Caniglia… - Stem Cells, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for specification and neurogenesis of midbrain
dopaminergic (mDA) neurons, the pivotal neuronal population that degenerates in …