Skin and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases DOI Open Access
Εfstathios Rallis, Vasiliki Sofia Grech, Kleomenis Lotsaris

et al.

Genes, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(12), P. 1507 - 1507

Published: Nov. 25, 2024

As the global population ages, rising prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by abnormal protein aggregates, presents significant challenges for early diagnosis and disease monitoring. Identifying accessible tissue biomarkers is crucial advancing our ability to detect track progression these diseases. Among most promising skin, which shares a common embryological origin with brain central nervous system (CNS). This biological connection positions skin as potential reflection CNS pathology. Over past decades, gene expression studies have demonstrated that key genes involved in diseases are also expressed tissues. Genes such

Language: Английский

Biomarkers in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias DOI Open Access
Emanuele Panza, Antonio Orlacchio

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 26(5), P. 1950 - 1950

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) represent a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and weakness in the lower limbs, with no specific treatment available for patients. At same time, molecular diagnosis is complicated high genetic heterogeneity this diseases, it can be challenging due to overlapping clinical features other conditions. Reliable biomarkers could play fundamental role diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic interventions HSPs. For reason, necessary increase search that used rapidly classify HSPs, follow natural history conditions, monitor disease correction therapies. This article provides an overview current understanding including genetic, biochemical, new cell imaging-based approaches. In manuscript, we aim provide situation HSP biomarkers, emphasizing limitations necessity conducting more studies field.

Language: Английский

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The rise of 3D bioprinting advancements in modeling neurodegenerative diseases DOI Creative Commons
Lucia Iafrate, Gianluca Cidonio

Ibrain, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 22, 2025

Abstract Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are disorders that drastically alter the physiological functioning of neurons in brain. These processes often accompanied by abnormal protein aggregates physical and chemical properties brain tissue peripheral nerves. The causes NDs complex, involving genetic factors, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, environmental influences, lifestyle, while symptoms progression vary significantly based on mechanisms cell death. Currently, no definitive treatment exists for NDs, as underlying degenerative remain poorly understood. Existing therapies focus symptom alleviation but insufficient to halt or prevent disease progression. This highlights urgent need strategies mimic pathophysiology facilitating deeper insights development effective treatments. Conventional vitro vivo models attempt replicate fail capture complexity nervous its interactions. In this context, 3D microfluidic bioprinting emerges a transformative technology. By enabling precise deposition cells biomaterials, it allows creation with high degree structural functional complexity. advancements provide valuable platform faithfully modeling bridging critical gaps our understanding, paving way toward innovative therapeutic approaches.

Language: Английский

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Skin and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases DOI Open Access
Εfstathios Rallis, Vasiliki Sofia Grech, Kleomenis Lotsaris

et al.

Genes, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(12), P. 1507 - 1507

Published: Nov. 25, 2024

As the global population ages, rising prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by abnormal protein aggregates, presents significant challenges for early diagnosis and disease monitoring. Identifying accessible tissue biomarkers is crucial advancing our ability to detect track progression these diseases. Among most promising skin, which shares a common embryological origin with brain central nervous system (CNS). This biological connection positions skin as potential reflection CNS pathology. Over past decades, gene expression studies have demonstrated that key genes involved in diseases are also expressed tissues. Genes such

Language: Английский

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