Reimagining cholinergic therapy for Alzheimer's disease

E Giacobini, AC Cuello, A Fisher - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Currently, enhancement of cholinergic neurotransmission via cholinesterase inhibitors
represents the main available approach to treat cognitive and behavioural symptoms of the …

Nerve growth factor signaling and its contribution to pain

PA Barker, P Mantyh, L Arendt-Nielsen… - Journal of pain …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic protein essential for the growth, differentiation,
and survival of sympathetic and sensory afferent neurons during development. A substantial …

Nerve growth factor: from the early discoveries to the potential clinical use

L Aloe, ML Rocco, P Bianchi, L Manni - Journal of translational medicine, 2012 - Springer
The physiological role of the neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) has been
characterized, since its discovery in the 1950s, first in the sensory and autonomic nervous …

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 …

NGF and BDNF in pediatrics syndromes

G Ferraguti, S Terracina, G Micangeli… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurotrophins (NTs) as nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF) play multiple roles in different settings including neuronal development, function and …

Decreased mRNA and protein expression of BDNF, NGF, and their receptors in the hippocampus from suicide: an analysis in human postmortem brain

R Banerjee, AK Ghosh, B Ghosh… - Clinical Medicine …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the devastating effect of suicide on numerous lives, there is still a lack of knowledge
concerning its neurochemical aspects. There is increasing evidence that brain-derived …

Mechanisms of disease in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies

A Rotthier, J Baets, V Timmerman… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies (HSANs) are a clinically and genetically
heterogeneous group of disorders of the PNS. Progressive degeneration, predominantly of …

Encapsulated cell biodelivery of nerve growth factor to the basal forebrain in patients with Alzheimer's disease

M Eriksdotter-Jönhagen, B Linderoth, G Lind… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2012 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Degeneration of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain correlates
with cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Targeted delivery of …

Nanotechnological strategies for nerve growth factor delivery: Therapeutic implications in Alzheimer's disease

C Faustino, P Rijo, CP Reis - Pharmacological research, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with
amyloid-β peptide misfolding and aggregation. Neurotrophic factors, such as nerve growth …

Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery of Chemically Modified NGFR100W mRNA Alleviates Peripheral Neuropathy

X Yu, Z Yang, Y Zhang, J Xia, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Messenger RNA (mRNA) carries genetic instructions to the cell machinery for the transient
production of antigens or therapeutic proteins and shows enormous potential in vaccine …