Energy matters: presynaptic metabolism and the maintenance of synaptic transmission

S Li, ZH Sheng - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Synaptic activity imposes large energy demands that are met by local adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) synthesis through glycolysis and mitochondrial oxidative …

Glucose, glycolysis, and neurodegenerative diseases

BL Tang - Journal of cellular physiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Prolonged survival of a typical postmitotic neuron hinges on a balance between multiple
processes, among these are a sustenance of ATP production and protection against reactive …

Neurons require glucose uptake and glycolysis in vivo

H Li, C Guglielmetti, YJ Sei, M Zilberter, LM Le Page… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Neurons require large amounts of energy, but whether they can perform glycolysis or require
glycolysis to maintain energy remains unclear. Using metabolomics, we show that human …

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 …

Glycolytic metabolism, brain resilience, and Alzheimer's disease

X Zhang, N Alshakhshir, L Zhao - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of age-related dementia. Despite
decades of research, the etiology and pathogenesis of AD are not well understood. Brain …

CNS glucose metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a therapeutic target?

TW Tefera, FJ Steyn, ST Ngo, K Borges - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder
primarily characterized by selective degeneration of both the upper motor neurons in the …

Intracellular energy controls dynamics of stress-induced ribonucleoprotein granules

T Wang, X Tian, HB Kim, Y Jang, Z Huang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Energy metabolism and membraneless organelles have been implicated in human diseases
including neurodegeneration. How energy deficiency regulates ribonucleoprotein particles …

C9orf72 expansion within astrocytes reduces metabolic flexibility in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SP Allen, B Hall, R Woof, L Francis, N Gatto, AC Shaw… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
It is important to understand how the disease process affects the metabolic pathways in
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and whether these pathways can be manipulated to ameliorate …

Mitochondria: a Promising Convergent Target for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T Cunha-Oliveira, L Montezinho, RF Simões… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease
characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons, for which current treatment options …

Neural cell state shifts and fate loss in ageing and age-related diseases

L Traxler, R Lucciola, JR Herdy, JR Jones… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Most age-related neurodegenerative diseases remain incurable owing to an incomplete
understanding of the disease mechanisms. Several environmental and genetic factors …