Autophagy and apoptosis cascade: which is more prominent in neuronal death?

R Gupta, RK Ambasta, P Kumar - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2021 - Springer
Autophagy and apoptosis are two crucial self-destructive processes that maintain cellular
homeostasis, which are characterized by their morphology and regulated through signal …

New avenues for the treatment of Huntington's disease

A Kim, K Lalonde, A Truesdell, P Gomes Welter… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG expansion in
the HD gene. The disease is characterized by neurodegeneration, particularly in the striatum …

Vascular endothelial growth factor: a neurovascular target in neurological diseases

C Lange, E Storkebaum, CR De Almodóvar… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Brain function critically relies on blood vessels to supply oxygen and nutrients, to establish a
barrier for neurotoxic substances, and to clear waste products. The archetypal vascular …

Blood–brain barrier endothelial cells in neurodegenerative diseases: signals from the “barrier”

Y Yuan, J Sun, Q Dong, M Cui - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption emerges as a common problem in the early stages
of neurodegenerative diseases, the crucial roles of barrier-type brain endothelial cells …

Plasma inflammatory biomarkers for Huntington's disease patients and mouse model

KH Chang, YR Wu, YC Chen, CM Chen - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Huntington's disease (HD), caused by expanded CAG repeats encoding a
polyglutamine tract in the huntingtin (HTT) protein, presents with a predominant …

Recent advances in lentiviral vectors for gene therapy

X Wang, C Ma, R Rodríguez Labrada, Z Qin… - Science China Life …, 2021 - Springer
Lentiviral vectors (LVs), derived from human immunodeficiency virus, are powerful tools for
modifying the genes of eukaryotic cells such as hematopoietic stem cells and neural cells …

Proteomic Characterization of Human Neural Stem Cells and Their Secretome During in vitro Differentiation

J Červenka, J Tylečková… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cell therapies represent a promising approach to slow down the progression of currently
untreatable neurodegenerative diseases (eg, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease or …

Endothelial senescence and its impact on angiogenesis in Alzheimer's disease

I Georgieva, J Tchekalarova, D Iliev… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endothelial cells are constantly exposed to environmental stress factors that, above a certain
threshold, trigger cellular senescence and apoptosis. The altered vascular function affects …

Endogenous recovery after brain damage: molecular mechanisms that balance neuronal life/death fate

LB Tovar‐y‐Romo, A Penagos‐Puig… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neuronal survival depends on multiple factors that comprise a well‐fueled energy
metabolism, trophic input, clearance of toxic substances, appropriate redox environment …

Human umbilical cord matrix stem cells reverse oxidative stress-induced cell death and ameliorate motor function and striatal atrophy in rat model of Huntington …

MJ Ebrahimi, A Aliaghaei, ME Boroujeni… - Neurotoxicity …, 2018 - Springer
Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited disorder hallmarked by progressive deterioration of
specific neurons, followed by movement and cognitive anomalies. Cell therapy approaches …