[HTML][HTML] Specific quinone reductase 2 inhibitors reduce metabolic burden and reverse Alzheimer's disease phenotype in mice

NL Gould, GR Scherer, S Carvalho… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Biological aging can be described as accumulative, prolonged metabolic stress and is the
major risk factor for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, we identified …

[HTML][HTML] Polymorphisms and Pharmacogenomics of NQO2: The Past and the Future

E Janda, JA Boutin, C De Lorenzo, M Arbitrio - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The flavoenzyme N-ribosyldihydronicotinamide (NRH): quinone oxidoreductase 2 (NQO2)
catalyzes two-electron reductions of quinones. NQO2 contributes to the metabolism of …

[HTML][HTML] Apigenin and luteolin regulate autophagy by targeting NRH-quinone oxidoreductase 2 in liver cells

E Janda, C Martino, C Riillo, M Parafati, A Lascala… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dietary flavonoids stimulate autophagy and prevent liver dysfunction, but the upstream
signaling pathways triggered by these compounds are not well understood. Certain …

[HTML][HTML] Insula to mPFC reciprocal connectivity differentially underlies novel taste neophobic response and learning in mice

H Kayyal, SK Chandran, A Yiannakas, N Gould… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
To survive in an ever-changing environment, animals must detect and learn salient
information. The anterior insular cortex (aIC) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated doses of melatonin for treating deadly virus infections: focus on COVID-19

DX Tan, R Hardeland - Melatonin Research, 2020 - melatonin-research.net
Increased evidence implies that melatonin may be a promising molecule for combating
COVID-19 due to its potent antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory …

Dopamine-dependent QR2 pathway activation in CA1 interneurons enhances novel memory formation

NL Gould, V Sharma, M Hleihil… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
The formation of memory for a novel experience is a critical cognitive capacity. The ability to
form novel memories is sensitive to age-related pathologies and disease, to which …

Somatostatin interneurons of the insula mediate QR2-dependent novel taste memory enhancement

NL Gould, SK Chandran, H Kayyal, E Edry… - ENeuro, 2021 - eneuro.org
Forming long-term memories is crucial for adaptive behavior and survival in changing
environments. The molecular consolidation processes which underlie the formation of these …

Homeostatic Shrinkage of Dendritic Spines Requires Melatonin Type 3 Receptor Activation During Sleep

S Li, X Li, M Lu, Q Chen, D Yao, X Yu, Z Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐frequency oscillatory activity in cognition‐related neural circuits during wakefulness
consistently induces the growth of dendritic spines and axonal terminals. Although these …

[HTML][HTML] 敲除MT3R/Nqo2基因对大鼠睡眠/觉醒行为和EEG能谱的影响

李鑫, 李世音, 罗芬兰, 任栓成, 胡志安, 何超 - 2023 - aammt.tmmu.edu.cn
目的利用CRISPR/Cas9 基因编辑工具构建褪黑素3 型受体(MT 3 R/Nqo2) 基因敲除的SD 大鼠,
观察基因敲除后大鼠的睡眠/觉醒行为变化和EEG 能谱改变, 以探究褪黑素调控睡眠/觉醒的受体 …

Evolutionary analysis of Quinone Reductases 1 and 2 suggest that NQO2 evolved to function as a pseudoenzyme

F Islam, N Basilone, E Ball, B Shilton - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Quinone reductases 1 and 2 (NQO1 and NQO2) are paralogous FAD-linked
enzymes found in all amniotes. NQO1 and NQO2 have similar structures and can both …