Aging and Disease,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 2136 - 2136
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
the
central
nervous
system,
oligodendrocytes
wrap
around
neuronal
axons
to
form
myelin,
an
insulating
layer
or
sheath
that
allows
for
efficient
conductance
of
action
potentials.
addition
structural
insulation,
myelin
provides
encased
with
nutrient,
metabolic
and
defensive
support.
Demyelination,
loss,
can
therefore
cause
axonal
dysfunction,
leading
neurological
impairment
disease.
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD),
progressive
white
matter
demyelination
is
acknowledged
as
one
earliest
pathologies
preceding
symptom
onset.
Unfortunately,
current
pharmacotherapy
slowing
promoting
remyelination
in
AD
nonexistent.
Exercise
recognized
its
wide-ranging
benefits
human
health,
including
improved
mental
health
prevention
lifestyle-related
diseases.
Mounting
evidence
suggests
contribution
physical
activity
delaying
progression
dementia
elderly
populations.
Recent
mechanistic
studies
have
shown
exercise
facilitates
myelination
brain
through
vitalization
intrinsic
pro-myelination
cues,
such
increased
neurotrophic
factors
electrical
activity.
this
review,
we
summarize
discuss
potential
on
counteracting
aging-associated
demyelination,
which
causes
cognitive
decline
AD.
We
highlight
need
further
basic
clinical
research
investigations
topic
establish
novel
approaches
healthy
aging.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Feb. 16, 2024
Abstract
The
human
gastrointestinal
tract
is
populated
with
a
diverse
microbial
community.
vast
genetic
and
metabolic
potential
of
the
gut
microbiome
underpins
its
ubiquity
in
nearly
every
aspect
biology,
including
health
maintenance,
development,
aging,
disease.
advent
new
sequencing
technologies
culture-independent
methods
has
allowed
researchers
to
move
beyond
correlative
studies
toward
mechanistic
explorations
shed
light
on
microbiome–host
interactions.
Evidence
unveiled
bidirectional
communication
between
central
nervous
system,
referred
as
“microbiota–gut–brain
axis”.
microbiota–gut–brain
axis
represents
an
important
regulator
glial
functions,
making
it
actionable
target
ameliorate
development
progression
neurodegenerative
diseases.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
mechanisms
As
provides
essential
cues
microglia,
astrocytes,
oligodendrocytes,
examine
communications
microbiota
these
cells
during
healthy
states
Subsequently,
diseases
using
metabolite-centric
approach,
while
also
examining
role
microbiota-related
neurotransmitters
hormones.
Next,
targeting
intestinal
barrier,
blood–brain
meninges,
peripheral
immune
system
counteract
dysfunction
neurodegeneration.
Finally,
conclude
by
assessing
pre-clinical
clinical
evidence
probiotics,
prebiotics,
fecal
transplantation
A
thorough
comprehension
will
foster
effective
therapeutic
interventions
for
management
Neuropharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
252, P. 109941 - 109941
Published: March 31, 2024
Every
year,
10
million
people
develop
dementia,
the
most
common
of
which
is
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD).
To
date,
there
no
way
to
prevent
cognitive
decline
and
therapies
are
limited.
This
review
provides
a
neuroimmunological
perspective
on
progression
AD,
discusses
immune-targeted
that
in
preclinical
clinical
trials
may
impact
development
this
disease.
Specifically,
we
look
role
NLRP3
inflammasome,
its
triggers
brain
how
activation
can
contribute
dementia.
We
summarise
range
inhibitors
targeting
inflammasome
downstream
pathways
under
investigation,
discuss
future
therapeutic
perspectives
for
devastating
condition.
Protein & Cell,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 11, 2024
Abstract
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD),
the
leading
cause
of
dementia,
is
characterized
by
accumulation
amyloid
plaques
and
neurofibrillary
tangles
in
brain.
This
condition
casts
a
significant
shadow
on
global
health
due
to
its
complex
multifactorial
nature.
In
addition
genetic
predispositions,
development
AD
influenced
myriad
risk
factors,
including
aging,
systemic
inflammation,
chronic
conditions,
lifestyle,
environmental
exposures.
Recent
advancements
understanding
pathophysiology
are
paving
way
for
enhanced
diagnostic
techniques,
improved
assessment,
potentially
effective
prevention
strategies.
These
discoveries
crucial
quest
unravel
complexities
AD,
offering
beacon
hope
management
treatment
options
millions
affected
this
debilitating
disease.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
628(8008), P. 648 - 656
Published: March 27, 2024
Abstract
Dynamically
organized
chromatin
complexes
often
involve
multiplex
interactions
and
sometimes
chromatin-associated
RNA
1–3
.
Chromatin
complex
compositions
change
during
cellular
differentiation
ageing,
are
expected
to
be
highly
heterogeneous
among
terminally
differentiated
single
cells
4–7
Here
we
introduce
the
multinucleic
acid
interaction
mapping
in
(MUSIC)
technique
for
concurrent
profiling
of
interactions,
gene
expression
RNA–chromatin
associations
within
individual
nuclei.
When
applied
14
human
frontal
cortex
samples
from
older
donors,
MUSIC
delineated
diverse
cortical
cell
types
states.
We
observed
that
nuclei
exhibiting
fewer
short-range
were
correlated
with
both
an
‘older’
transcriptomic
signature
Alzheimer’s
disease
pathology.
Furthermore,
type
contacts
between
cis
quantitative
trait
loci
a
promoter
tends
which
these
specifically
affect
their
target
gene.
In
addition,
female
exhibit
XIST
non-coding
chromosome
X,
along
spatial
organizations
X
chromosomes.
presents
potent
tool
exploration
architecture
transcription
at
resolution
tissues.
Nature Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(9), P. 1668 - 1674
Published: Aug. 5, 2024
Amyloid-β
(Aβ)
is
thought
to
be
neuronally
derived
in
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD).
However,
transcripts
of
amyloid
precursor
protein
(APP)
and
amyloidogenic
enzymes
are
equally
abundant
oligodendrocytes
(OLs).
By
cell-type-specific
deletion
Bace1
a
humanized
knock-in
AD
model,
APP
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. a041359 - a041359
Published: April 15, 2024
Mikael
Simons1,2,
Erin
M.
Gibson3
and
Klaus-Armin
Nave4
1Institute
of
Neuronal
Cell
Biology,
Technical
University
Munich,
Munich
80802,
Germany
2German
Center
for
Neurodegenerative
Diseases,
Cluster
Systems
Neurology
(SyNergy),
Institute
Stroke
Dementia
Research,
81377,
3Department
Psychiatry
Behavioral
Sciences,
Stanford
School
Medicine,
94305,
California,
USA
4Department
Neurogenetics,
Max
Planck
Multidisciplinary
Göttingen
37075,
Correspondence:
mikael.simons{at}dzne.de;
egibson1{at}stanford.edu;
nave{at}mpinat.mpg.de
Neuron,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
113(6), P. 838 - 846.e4
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
In
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
research,
the
5xFAD
mouse
model
is
commonly
used
as
a
heterozygote
crossed
with
other
genetic
models
to
study
AD
pathology.
We
investigated
whether
parental
origin
of
transgene
affects
plaque
deposition.
Using
quantitative
light-sheet
microscopy,
we
found
that
paternal
inheritance
led
2-fold
higher
burden
compared
maternal
inheritance,
finding
consistent
across
multiple
colonies.
This
effect
was
not
due
gestation
in
or
rearing
by
females.
Immunoblotting
suggested
transgenic
modulates
protein
expression,
potentially
genomic
imprinting
Thy1.2
promoter.
Surprisingly,
fewer
than
20%
studies
report
breeding
schemes,
suggesting
this
factor
might
confound
previous
findings.
Our
data
highlight
significant
determinant
mice
and
underscore
importance
reporting
improve
scientific
rigor
reproducibility
research.