Role of nitric oxide in neurodegeneration: function, regulation, and inhibition

D Tewari, AN Sah, S Bawari, SF Nabavi… - Current …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), collectively known as
reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), are the products of normal cellular …

Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene in glial cells

RN Saha, K Pahan - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Elevated levels of NO produced within the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with
the pathogenesis of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative human diseases such as …

Tau fibrils induce glial inflammation and neuropathology via TLR2 in Alzheimer's disease–related mouse models

D Dutta, M Jana, RK Paidi, M Majumder… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glial activation and inflammation coincide with neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation in
neurons. However, the mechanism behind the interaction between tau fibrils and glia is …

Lipid-lowering drugs

K Pahan - Cellular and molecular life sciences CMLS, 2006 - Springer
Although a change in life-style is often the method of first choice for lipid lowering, lipid-
lowering drugs, in general, help to control elevated levels of different forms of lipids in …

Sodium benzoate, a metabolite of cinnamon and a food additive, upregulates neuroprotective Parkinson disease protein DJ-1 in astrocytes and neurons

S Khasnavis, K Pahan - Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology, 2012 - Springer
Abstract DJ-1 (PARK7) is a neuroprotective protein that protects cells from oxidative stress.
Accordingly, loss-of-function DJ-1 mutations have been linked with a familial form of early …

Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α induces lysosomal biogenesis in brain cells: implications for lysosomal storage disorders

A Ghosh, M Jana, K Modi, FJ Gonzalez, KB Sims… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Lysosomes are ubiquitous membrane-enclosed organelles filled with an acidic interior and
are central to the autophagic, endocytic, or phagocytic pathway. In contrast to its classical …

Activation of PPARα exhibits therapeutic efficacy in a mouse model of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

M Jana, D Dutta, J Poddar, K Pahan - Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) is a fatal inherited neurodegenerative
disease of children that occurs because of defective function of the lysosomal membrane …

Sodium benzoate, a metabolite of cinnamon and a food additive, reduces microglial and astroglial inflammatory responses

S Brahmachari, A Jana, K Pahan - The Journal of Immunology, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Upon activation, microglia and astrocytes produce a number of proinflammatory molecules
that participate in the pathophysiology of several neurodegenerative disorders. This study …

Oxidative stress and inflammatory response evoked by transient cerebral ischemia/reperfusion: effects of the PPAR-α agonist WY14643

M Collino, M Aragno, R Mastrocola, E Benetti… - Free Radical Biology …, 2006 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of the selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-
α (PPAR-α) agonist WY14643 on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the rat hippocampus …

Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) prevents dyslipidaemia and oxidative stress in the ageing process

T Yokozawa, HY Kim, HJ Kim, T Okubo… - British Journal of …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) is widely used in Indian medicine for the treatment of
various diseases. We have investigated the effects of amla on the lipid metabolism and …