Fibrinogen in neurological diseases: mechanisms, imaging and therapeutics

MA Petersen, JK Ryu, K Akassoglou - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
The blood coagulation protein fibrinogen is deposited in the brain in a wide range of
neurological diseases and traumatic injuries with blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption …

Advances in targeting cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases

DH Maurice, H Ke, F Ahmad, Y Wang… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2014 - nature.com
Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) catalyse the hydrolysis of cyclic AMP and
cyclic GMP, thereby regulating the intracellular concentrations of these cyclic nucleotides …

[HTML][HTML] Fibrin drives thromboinflammation and neuropathology in COVID-19

JK Ryu, Z Yan, M Montano, EG Sozmen, K Dixit… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Life-threatening thrombotic events and neurological symptoms are prevalent in COVID-19
and are persistent in patients with long COVID experiencing post-acute sequelae of SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and molecular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis: An update

GÖ Elpek - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There have been considerable recent advances towards a better understanding of the
complex cellular and molecular network underlying liver fibrogenesis. Recent data indicate …

Extracellular matrix and matrix receptors in blood–brain barrier formation and stroke

KM Baeten, K Akassoglou - Developmental neurobiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is formed primarily to protect the brain microenvironment from
the influx of plasma components, which may disturb neuronal functions. The BBB is a …

Mechanisms of fibrogenesis

T Kisseleva, DA Brenner - Experimental biology and …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Fibrogenesis is a mechanism of wound healing and repair. However, prolonged injury
causes deregulation of normal processes and results in extensive deposition of extracellular …

Small-molecule modulation of neurotrophin receptors: a strategy for the treatment of neurological disease

FM Longo, SM Massa - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
Neurotrophins and their receptors modulate multiple signalling pathways to regulate
neuronal survival and to maintain axonal and dendritic networks and synaptic plasticity …

Underpinning compartmentalised cAMP signalling through targeted cAMP breakdown

MD Houslay - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2010 - cell.com
It is becoming increasingly apparent that spatial regulation of cell signalling processes is
critical to normal cellular function. In this regard, cAMP signalling regulates many pivotal …

The molecular biology of phosphodiesterase 4 enzymes as pharmacological targets: an interplay of isoforms, conformational states, and inhibitors

D Paes, M Schepers, B Rombaut, D van den Hove… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - ASPET
The phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme family plays a pivotal role in regulating levels of
the second messenger cAMP. Consequently, PDE4 inhibitors have been investigated as a …

What's new in liver fibrosis? The origin of myofibroblasts in liver fibrosis

K Iwaisako, DA Brenner… - … of gastroenterology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic liver injury of many etiologies produces liver fibrosis and may eventually lead to the
formation of cirrhosis. Fibrosis is part of a dynamic process associated with the continuous …