[HTML][HTML] Neurovascular dysfunction and neurodegeneration in dementia and Alzheimer's disease

AR Nelson, MD Sweeney, AP Sagare… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Vascular insults can initiate a cascade of molecular events leading to neurodegeneration,
cognitive impairment, and dementia. Here, we review the cellular and molecular …

Protease-activated receptors in health and disease

CJ Peach, LE Edgington-Mitchell… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Proteases are signaling molecules that specifically control cellular functions by cleaving
protease-activated receptors (PARs). The four known PARs are members of the large family …

Zika virus NS4A and NS4B proteins deregulate Akt-mTOR signaling in human fetal neural stem cells to inhibit neurogenesis and induce autophagy

Q Liang, Z Luo, J Zeng, W Chen, SS Foo, SA Lee, J Ge… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
The current widespread outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been linked to severe
clinical birth defects, particularly microcephaly, warranting urgent study of the molecular …

Activated protein C: biased for translation

JH Griffin, BV Zlokovic… - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
The homeostatic blood protease, activated protein C (APC), can function as (1) an
antithrombotic on the basis of inactivation of clotting factors Va and VIIIa;(2) a cytoprotective …

Final results of the RHAPSODY trial: a multi‐center, phase 2 trial using a continual reassessment method to determine the safety and tolerability of 3K3A‐APC, a …

P Lyden, KE Pryor, CS Coffey, M Cudkowicz… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Agonism of protease‐activated receptor (PAR) 1 by activated protein C (APC)
provides neuro‐and vasculoprotection in experimental neuroinjury models. The pleiotropic …

Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs)–focus on receptor-receptor-interactions and their physiological and pathophysiological impact

F Gieseler, H Ungefroren, U Settmacher… - Cell Communication and …, 2013 - Springer
Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) are a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) with four members, PAR 1, PAR 2, PAR 3 and PAR 4, playing critical functions in …

Activated protein C, protease activated receptor 1, and neuroprotection

JH Griffin, BV Zlokovic… - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Protein C is a plasma serine protease zymogen whose active form, activated protein C
(APC), exerts potent anticoagulant activity. In addition to its antithrombotic role as a plasma …

The Zika virus capsid disrupts corticogenesis by suppressing dicer activity and miRNA biogenesis

J Zeng, S Dong, Z Luo, X Xie, B Fu, P Li, C Liu, X Yang… - Cell Stem Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) causes microcephaly and disrupts neurogenesis. Dicer-mediated miRNA
biogenesis is required for embryonic brain development and has been suggested to be …

Anti-malaria drug artesunate prevents development of amyloid-β pathology in mice by upregulating PICALM at the blood-brain barrier

K Kisler, AP Sagare, D Lazic, S Bazzi, E Lawson… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background PICALM is one of the most significant susceptibility factors for Alzheimer's
disease (AD). In humans and mice, PICALM is highly expressed in brain endothelium …

3K3A–activated protein C stimulates postischemic neuronal repair by human neural stem cells in mice

Y Wang, Z Zhao, SV Rege, M Wang, G Si, Y Zhou… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Activated protein C (APC) is a blood protease with anticoagulant activity and cell-signaling
activities mediated by the activation of protease-activated receptor 1 (F2R, also known as …