Cellular mechanisms and treatments for chemobrain: insight from aging and neurodegenerative diseases

LD Nguyen, BE Ehrlich - EMBO molecular medicine, 2020 - embopress.org
Chemotherapy is a life‐saving treatment for cancer patients, but also causes long‐term
cognitive impairment, or “chemobrain”, in survivors. However, several challenges, including …

[HTML][HTML] MR elastography of brain tumors

A Bunevicius, K Schregel, R Sinkus, A Golby, S Patz - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2020 - Elsevier
MR elastography allows non-invasive quantification of the shear modulus of tissue, ie tissue
stiffness and viscosity, information that offers the potential to guide presurgical planning for …

Methodological shortcomings of preclinical research on chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment

VA Ossorio-Salazar, R D'Hooge - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
In Europe, an estimated 4 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2020 (ECIS-
European Cancer Information System, 2023). Patients' chances of survival improved …

Apelin-13 activates the hippocampal BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway and suppresses neuroinflammation in male rats with cisplatin-induced cognitive dysfunction

S Saral, A Topçu, M Alkanat, T Mercantepe… - Behavioural brain …, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been established that cisplatin causes neuronal damage and cognitive impairment.
However, the mechanism is not sufficiently clear. Apelin-13 is an endogenous peptide with …

The use of heptamethine cyanine dyes as drug-conjugate systems in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors

E Cooper, PJ Choi, WA Denny, J Jose… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Effective cancer therapeutics for brain tumors must be able to cross the blood-brain barrier
(BBB) to reach the tumor in adequate quantities and overcome the resistance conferred by …

A role of microtubules in oligodendrocyte differentiation

BY Lee, EM Hur - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oligodendrocytes are specialized cells that myelinate axons in the central nervous system.
Defects in oligodendrocyte function and failure to form or maintain myelin sheaths can cause …

Early alterations in cortical morphology after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: A longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study

X Zhou, Y Tan, H Yu, J Liu, X Lan, Y Deng… - Human brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing evidence that chemotherapy may have a significant impact on the brains of
breast cancer patients, causing changes in cortical morphology. However, early …

miRNA-124 loaded extracellular vesicles encapsulated within hydrogel matrices for combating chemotherapy-induced neurodegeneration

P Pal, M Sharma, SK Gupta, MB Potdar… - Biochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy-induced neurodegeneration represents a significant challenge in cancer
survivorship, manifesting in cognitive impairments that severely affect patients' quality of life …

Monitoring neurocognitive functioning in childhood cancer survivors: evaluation of CogState computerized assessment and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive …

LM Balsamo, HR Mitchell, W Ross, C Metayer… - BMC psychology, 2019 - Springer
Background Many childhood cancer survivors develop neurocognitive impairment,
negatively affecting education and psychosocial functioning. Recommended comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation as potential precursor of leukoencephalopathy in early-stage breast cancer patients: A cross-sectional PET-MRI study

G Schroyen, C Sleurs, E Bartsoen, D Smeets… - The Breast, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although chemotherapy-induced leukoencephalopathy has been described in
case and cohort studies, literature remains inconclusive about its prevalence and …