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 …

Galectin-3: a key player in microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease

Y Tan, Y Zheng, D Xu, Z Sun, H Yang, Q Yin - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is characterized by the
deposition of extracellular aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ), the formation of intraneuronal tau …

Galectin-3 shapes toxic alpha-synuclein strains in Parkinson's disease

J García-Revilla, A Boza-Serrano, Y Jin… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative and progressive disorder characterised by
intracytoplasmic inclusions called Lewy bodies (LB) and degeneration of dopaminergic …

Galectin-3: roles in neurodevelopment, neuroinflammation, and behavior

I Srejovic, D Selakovic, N Jovicic, V Jakovljević… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is a plethora of evidence to suggest that Galectin-3 plays an important role in normal
functions of mammalian cells, as well as in different pathogenic conditions. This review …

Microglia‐derived galectin‐3 in neuroinflammation; a bittersweet ligand?

R Rahimian, LC Béland, S Sato… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Galectins are soluble β‐galactoside‐binding proteins found in all multicellular organisms.
Galectins may act as danger‐associated molecular patterns in innate immunity and/or as …

Galectins and their ligand glycoconjugates in the central nervous system under physiological and pathological conditions

J Nio-Kobayashi, T Itabashi - Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Galectins are β-galactoside-binding lectins consisting of 15 members in mammals. Galectin-
1,-3,-4,-8, and-9 are predominantly expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and …

Galectin-3 involvement in cognitive processes for new therapeutic considerations

NR Mijailović, K Vesic, D Arsenijevic… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cognitive impairment may be a consequence of the normal aging process, but it may also
be the hallmark of various neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. Early identification …

Neuroinflammation and galectins: a key relationship in neurodegenerative diseases

E Ramirez Hernandez, B Alanis Olvera… - Glycoconjugate …, 2022 - Springer
Neurodegeneration is a pathological condition that is associated with the loss of neuronal
function and structure. In neurodegenerative diseases, mounting evidence indicates that …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Clec7a as the therapeutic target of rTMS in alleviating Parkinson's disease: targeting neuroinflammation

XY Chen, SN Feng, Y Bao, YX Zhou, F Ba - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease. Repetitive transcranial magnetic
stimulation (rTMS) is a therapeutic tool in PD. High-throughput sequencing was performed to …

Galectin-3 in microglia-mediated neuroinflammation: implications for central nervous system diseases

MM Ge, N Chen, YQ Zhou, H Yang… - Current …, 2022 - benthamdirect.com
Microglial activation is one of the common hallmarks shared by various central nervous
system (CNS) diseases. Based on surrounding circumstances, activated microglia play …