Del Río Hortega’s insights into oligodendrocytes: recent advances in subtype characterization and functional roles in axonal support and disease
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19
Published: March 12, 2025
Pío
Del
Río
Hortega
(1882–1945)
was
a
giant
of
modern
neuroscience
and
perhaps
the
most
impactful
member
Cajal’s
School.
His
contributions
to
clarifying
structure
nervous
system
were
key
understanding
brain
beyond
neurons.
He
uncovered
microglia
oligodendrocytes,
latter
until
then
named
mesoglia.
Most
importantly,
characterization
oligodendroglia
subtypes
he
made
has
stood
omics
revolution
that
added
molecular
details
relevant
comprehend
their
biological
properties.
Astounding
as
it
may
seem
on
today’s
eyes,
postulated
century
ago
oligodendrocytes
provide
trophic
support
axons,
an
idea
is
now
doubt
under
scrutiny
dysfunction
at
axon-myelin
unit
neurodegeneration.
Here,
we
revised
recent
advancements
in
oligodendrocyte
biology
shed
light
Hortega’s
ideas
ago.
Language: Английский
Novel Indole and Pyrrolopyridine Derivatives as GPR17 Modulators for Treating Multiple Sclerosis
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 9, 2025
Language: Английский
Pathology and Treatments of Alzheimer’s Disease Based on Considering Changes in Brain Energy Metabolism Due to Type 2 Diabetes
Hidekatsu Yanai,
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Hiroki Adachi,
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Mariko Hakoshima
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et al.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
29(24), P. 5936 - 5936
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD)
is
a
progressive
neurodegenerative
disorder
with
cognitive
dysfunction,
memory
decline,
and
behavioral
disturbance,
it
pathologically
characterized
by
the
accumulation
of
amyloid
plaques
neurofibrillary
tangles
in
brain.
Although
various
hypotheses
have
been
proposed
to
explain
pathogenesis
AD,
including
beta
hypothesis,
oxidative
stress
abnormal
phosphorylation
tau
proteins,
exact
pathogenic
mechanisms
underlying
AD
remain
largely
undefined.
Furthermore,
effective
curative
treatments
are
very
limited.
Epidemiologic
studies
provide
convincing
evidence
for
significant
association
between
type
2
diabetes
AD.
Here,
we
showed
energy
metabolism
using
glucose,
lactate,
ketone
bodies,
lipids
as
substrates
normal
brain,
changes
such
due
diabetes.
We
also
influences
altered
on
pathology
comprehensively
searched
risk
factors
related
possible
therapeutic
interventions
based
considering
brain
development
Language: Английский
The Role of Cardiolipin in Brain Bioenergetics, Neuroinflammation, and Neurodegeneration
Molecular Neurobiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 19, 2024
Language: Английский
Single-nucleus RNA sequencing of human periventricular white matter in vascular dementia
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
Abstract
Vascular
dementia
(VaD)
refers
to
a
variety
of
dementias
driven
by
cerebrovascular
disease
and
is
the
second
leading
cause
globally.
VaD
may
be
caused
ischemic
strokes,
intracerebral
hemorrhage,
and/or
cerebral
small
vessel
disease,
commonly
identified
as
white
matter
hyperintensities
on
MRI.
The
mechanisms
underlying
these
lesions
in
periventricular
brain
are
poorly
understood.
In
this
study
we
perform
an
extensive
transcriptomic
analysis
human
postmortem
patients
with
goal
identifying
molecular
pathways
disease.
We
find
increased
cellular
stress
responses
astrocytes,
oligodendrocytes,
oligodendrocyte
precursor
cells
well
transcriptional
translational
repression
microglia
our
dataset.
show
that
several
genes
GWAS
being
associated
differentially
expressed
VaD.
Finally,
compare
dataset
independent
snRNAseq
PVWM
scRNAseq
iPSC-derived
exposed
oxygen
glucose
deprivation
(OGD).
identify
increase
heat
shock
protein
response
conserved
feature
across
celltypes
not
linked
OGD
exposure.
Overall,
first
common
lesioned
represent
potential
therapeutic
target.
Language: Английский