Structural plasticity of the hippocampus in neurodegenerative diseases

PDE Weerasinghe-Mudiyanselage, MJ Ang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuroplasticity is the capacity of neural networks in the brain to alter through development
and rearrangement. It can be classified as structural and functional plasticity. The …

PrP meets alpha‐synuclein: Molecular mechanisms and implications for disease

TCRG Vieira, CA Barros, R Domingues… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of prions has challenged dogmas and has revolutionized our understanding
of protein‐misfolding diseases. The concept of self‐propagation via protein conformational …

Chemokine receptor antagonists prevent and reverse cofilin-actin rod pathology and protect synapses in cultured rodent and human iPSC-derived neurons

TB Kuhn, LS Minamide, LH Tahtamouni, SA Alderfer… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Synapse loss is the principal cause of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
related disorders (ADRD). Synapse development depends on the intricate dynamics of the …

Characterization of a Human Neuronal Culture System for the Study of Cofilin–Actin Rod Pathology

LH Tahtamouni, SA Alderfer, TB Kuhn, LS Minamide… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cofilactin rod pathology, which can initiate synapse loss, has been extensively studied in
rodent neurons, hippocampal slices, and in vivo mouse models of human …

Interruption of neuron-microglia bidirectional communication to modulate cofilin: actin rod formation

M Zoller - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Immune responses in the central nervous system are mediated by microglia, whose
responses to CNS threats can be replicated in vitro to study the role of microglia in the onset …