Molecular mechanisms and cellular events involved in the neuroprotective actions of estradiol. Analysis of sex differences

I Azcoitia, GE Barreto, LM Garcia-Segura - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
Estradiol, either from peripheral or central origin, activates multiple molecular
neuroprotective and neuroreparative responses that, being mediated by estrogen receptors …

The role of the Wnt canonical signaling in neurodegenerative diseases

R Libro, P Bramanti, E Mazzon - Life sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
The Wnt/β-catenin or Wnt canonical pathway controls multiple biological processes
throughout development and adult life. Growing evidences have suggested that …

Neuron-derived estrogen regulates synaptic plasticity and memory

Y Lu, GR Sareddy, J Wang, R Wang, Y Li… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
17β-estradiol (E2) is produced from androgens via the action of the enzyme aromatase. E2
is known to be made in neurons in the brain, but its precise functions in the brain are …

Astrocyte-derived estrogen regulates reactive astrogliosis and is neuroprotective following ischemic brain injury

J Wang, GR Sareddy, Y Lu, UP Pratap… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
Expression of the 17β-estradiol (E2) synthesis enzyme aromatase is highly upregulated in
astrocytes following brain injury. However, the precise role of astrocyte-derived E2 in the …

Neuron-derived estrogen is critical for astrocyte activation and neuroprotection of the ischemic brain

Y Lu, GR Sareddy, J Wang, Q Zhang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
17β-Estradiol (E2) is produced from androgens via the action of the enzyme aromatase. E2
is known to be made in neurons in the brain, but the functions of neuron-derived E2 in the …

The novel estrogenic receptor GPR30 alleviates ischemic injury by inhibiting TLR4-mediated microglial inflammation

Z Zhang, P Qin, Y Deng, Z Ma, H Guo, H Guo… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background The steroid hormone estrogen (17-β-estradiol, E2) provides neuroprotection
against cerebral ischemic injury by activating estrogen receptors. The novel estrogen …

Low-level laser therapy for beta amyloid toxicity in rat hippocampus

Y Lu, R Wang, Y Dong, D Tucker, N Zhao… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Beta amyloid (Aβ) is well accepted to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The present work evaluated the therapeutic effects of low-level laser …

NADPH oxidase 2 regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation in the brain after traumatic brain injury

MW Ma, J Wang, KM Dhandapani… - Oxidative medicine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. After the
initial primary mechanical injury, a complex secondary injury cascade involving oxidative …

NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in the Brain after Global Cerebral Ischemia and Regulation by 17β‐Estradiol

R Thakkar, R Wang, G Sareddy, J Wang… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
17β‐Estradiol (E2) is a well‐known neuroprotective factor in the brain. Recently, our lab
demonstrated that the neuroprotective and cognitive effects of E2 require mediation by the …

Photobiomodulation for global cerebral ischemia: targeting mitochondrial dynamics and functions

R Wang, Y Dong, Y Lu, W Zhang, DW Brann… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Hypothermia is currently the only approved therapy for global cerebral ischemia (GCI) after
cardiac arrest; however, it unfortunately has multiple adverse effects. As a noninvasive …