[HTML][HTML] An epigenetic barrier sets the timing of human neuronal maturation

G Ciceri, A Baggiolini, HS Cho, M Kshirsagar… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The pace of human brain development is highly protracted compared with most other
species,,,,,–. The maturation of cortical neurons is particularly slow, taking months to years to …

Transcriptomics and biochemical evidence of trigonelline ameliorating learning and memory decline in the senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) model …

S Aktar, F Ferdousi, S Kondo, T Kagawa, H Isoda - GeroScience, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, exploring natural compounds with functional properties to ameliorate aging-
associated cognitive decline has become a research priority to ensure healthy aging. In the …

Synaptic Vesicle-Related Proteins and Ubiquilin 2 in Cortical Synaptosomes Mediate Cognitive Impairment in Vascular Dementia Rats

C Yang, C Zheng, Y Zhuang, S Xu, J Li, C Hu - Molecular Neurobiology, 2024 - Springer
Synaptic dysfunction is considered the best neuropathological correlate of cognitive decline
in vascular dementia (VaD). However, the alterations of synaptic proteins at the …

Human iPSC-derived neurons with reliable synapses and large presynaptic action potentials

T Bullmann, T Kaas, A Ritzau-Jost… - Journal of …, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
Understanding the function of the human brain requires determining basic properties of
synaptic transmission in human neurons. One of the most fundamental parameters …

Stearoyl CoA desaturase inhibition can effectively induce apoptosis in bladder cancer stem cells

Y Li, C Piao, C Kong - Cancer Cell International, 2024 - Springer
Bladder cancer stands as one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. While our previous
research confirmed the significant role of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) in bladder cancer …

The effect of P2X7 antagonism on subcortical spread of optogenetically-triggered cortical spreading depression and neuroinflammation

B Uzay, B Donmez-Demir, SY Ozcan, EE Kocak… - The journal of headache …, 2024 - Springer
Migraine is a neurological disorder characterized by episodes of severe headache. Cortical
spreading depression (CSD), the electrophysiological equivalent of migraine aura, results in …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-Cas9 editing of synaptic genes in human embryonic stem cells for functional analysis in induced human neurons

A Houcek, ZZ Ma, B Trauterman, B Uzay… - STAR protocols, 2024 - Elsevier
Generating stable human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) with targeted genetic mutations
allows for the interrogation of protein function in numerous cellular contexts while …

Genetic disorders of neurotransmitter release machinery

B Uzay, ET Kavalali - Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Synaptic neurotransmitter release is an evolutionarily conserved process that mediates
rapid information transfer between neurons as well as several peripheral tissues. Release of …