International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
25(13), С. 7122 - 7122
Опубликована: Июнь 28, 2024
The
notion
of
notable
anatomical,
biochemical,
and
behavioral
distinctions
within
male
female
brains
has
been
a
contentious
topic
interest
the
scientific
community
over
several
decades.
Advancements
in
neuroimaging
molecular
biological
techniques
have
increasingly
elucidated
common
mechanisms
characterizing
brain
aging
while
also
revealing
disparities
between
sexes
these
processes.
Variations
cognitive
functions;
susceptibility
to
progression
neurodegenerative
conditions,
notably
Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s
diseases;
life
expectancy
sexes,
underscore
significance
evaluating
framework
gender
differences.
This
comprehensive
review
surveys
contemporary
literature
on
restructuring
structures
fundamental
processes
unfolding
at
cellular
levels,
with
focus
distinctions.
Additionally,
delves
into
age-related
alterations,
exploring
factors
influencing
acceleration
or
deceleration
aging,
particular
attention
estrogen’s
hormonal
support
central
nervous
system.
Molecular Neurodegeneration,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
17(1)
Опубликована: Июнь 27, 2022
A
constant
metabolism
and
energy
supply
are
crucial
to
all
organs,
particularly
the
brain.
Age-dependent
neurodegenerative
diseases,
such
as
Parkinson's
disease
(PD),
associated
with
alterations
in
cellular
metabolism.
These
changes
have
been
recognized
a
novel
hot
topic
that
may
provide
new
insights
help
identify
risk
pre-symptomatic
phase
of
disease,
understand
pathogenesis,
track
progression,
determine
critical
endpoints.
Nuclear
receptor-related
factor
1
(NURR1),
an
orphan
member
nuclear
receptor
superfamily
transcription
factors,
is
major
pathogenesis
PD,
NURR1
expression
can
detrimental
effect
on
In
this
review,
we
discuss
recent
evidence
suggests
vital
role
dopaminergic
(DAergic)
neuron
development
PD.
The
association
between
metabolic
abnormalities
its
implications
for
PD
therapy
further
highlighted.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
24(3), С. 2573 - 2573
Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2023
Common
risk
factors
for
many
ocular
pathologies
involve
non-pathologic,
age-related
damage
to
the
optic
nerve.
Understanding
mechanisms
of
changes
can
facilitate
targeted
treatments
that
arise
at
any
point
in
life.
In
this
review,
we
examine
these
age-related,
neurodegenerative
nerve,
contextualize
from
anatomic
molecular
level,
and
appreciate
their
relationship
with
pathophysiology.
From
simple
structural
mechanical
nerve
head
(ONH),
epigenetic
biochemical
alterations
tissue
environment,
multiple
age-dependent
drive
extracellular
matrix
(ECM)
remodeling,
retinal
ganglion
cell
(RGC)
loss,
lowered
regenerative
ability
respective
axons.
conjunction,
aging
decreases
myelin
preserve
maximal
conductivity,
even
“successfully”
regenerated
Glial
cells,
however,
regeneratively
overcompensate
result
a
microenvironment
promotes
RGC
axonal
death.
Better
elucidating
neurodegeneration
remains
interest,
specifically
investigating
human
ECM,
RGCs,
axons,
oligodendrocytes,
astrocytes;
clarifying
exact
processes
aged
connective
ultrastructural
impacts;
developing
novel
technologies
pharmacotherapies
target
known
genetic,
biochemical,
matrisome,
neuroinflammatory
markers.
Management
models
should
account
when
addressing
glaucoma,
diabetic
retinopathy,
other
blinding
diseases.
Antioxidants,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(4), С. 460 - 460
Опубликована: Апрель 13, 2024
The
global
increase
in
the
aging
population
has
led
to
a
rise
many
age-related
diseases
with
continuing
unmet
therapeutic
needs.
Research
into
molecular
mechanisms
underlying
both
and
neurodegeneration
identified
promising
targets,
such
as
oxytosis/ferroptosis
cell
death
pathway,
which
mitochondrial
dysfunction
plays
critical
role.
This
study
focused
on
sterubin
fisetin,
two
flavonoids
from
natural
pharmacopeia
previously
strong
inhibitors
of
pathway.
Here,
we
investigated
effects
compounds
physiology
HT22
hippocampal
nerve
cells
under
oxytotic/ferroptotic
stress.
We
show
that
can
restore
homeostasis
at
level
redox
regulation,
calcium
uptake,
biogenesis,
fusion/fission
dynamics,
modulation
respiration,
leading
enhancement
bioenergetic
efficiency.
However,
mitochondria
are
not
required
for
neuroprotective
highlighting
their
diverse
homeostatic
impacts.
Sterubin
thus,
provide
opportunities
expand
drug
development
strategies
anti-oxytotic/ferroptotic
agents
offer
new
perspectives
intricate
interplay
between
function,
cellular
stress,
pathophysiology
neurodegenerative
disorders.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2021
To
understand
the
mechanisms
underlying
preserved
and
impaired
cognitive
function
in
healthy
aging
dementia,
respectively,
spatial
relationships
of
brain
networks
their
resilience
should
be
understood.
The
hub
regions
brain,
such
as
multisensory
integration
default
mode
networks,
are
critical
for
within-
between-network
communication,
remain
well-preserved
during
aging,
play
an
essential
role
compensatory
processes.
On
other
hand,
these
hubs
preferred
sites
lesions
neurodegenerative
dementias,
Alzheimer’s
disease.
Disrupted
primary
information
processing
auditory,
visual,
sensorimotor
may
lead
to
overactivity
accumulation
pathological
proteins
that
cause
dementia.
At
cellular
level,
contain
many
synapses
require
a
large
amount
energy.
These
rich
ATP-related
gene
expression
had
high
glucose
metabolism
demonstrated
on
positron
emission
tomography
(PET).
Importantly,
number
mitochondria,
which
center
ATP
production,
decline
by
about
8%
every
10
years.
Dementia
patients
often
have
dysfunction
ubiquitin-proteasome
autophagy-lysosome
systems,
amounts
ATP.
If
there
is
low
energy
supply
but
demand
high,
risk
disease
can
high.
Imbalance
between
important
development
This
imbalance
explain
why
vulnerable
damage
different
dementias.
Here,
we
review
(1)
characteristics
gray
matter
network,
white
resting
state
functional
network
changes
related
(2)
disruption
(3)
associated
with
disruption.
Abstract
The
ligand‐sensing
transcription
factor
Nurr1
emerges
as
a
promising
therapeutic
target
for
neurodegenerative
pathologies
but
ligands
functional
studies
and
validation
are
lacking.
Here
pronounced
modulation
by
statins
which
clinically
relevant
neuroprotective
effects
demonstrated,
is
reported.
Several
directly
affect
activity
in
cellular
cell‐free
settings
with
low
micromolar
to
sub‐micromolar
potencies.
Simvastatin
example
exhibits
anti‐inflammatory
astrocytes,
abrogated
knockdown.
Differential
gene
expression
analysis
native
Nurr1‐silenced
cells
reveals
strong
proinflammatory
of
knockdown
while
simvastatin
treatment
induces
several
mechanisms
via
involving
changes
inflammatory,
metabolic
cell
cycle
expression.
Further
vitro
evaluation
confirms
reduced
inflammatory
response,
improved
glucose
metabolism,
inhibition
simvastatin‐treated
neuronal
cells.
These
findings
suggest
involvement
the
well‐documented
mechanistically
elusive
neuroprotection
statins.
Communications Biology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
6(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 20, 2023
The
vast
majority
of
Parkinson's
disease
cases
are
idiopathic.
Unclear
etiology
and
multifactorial
nature
complicate
the
comprehension
pathogenesis.
Identification
early
transcriptomic
metabolic
alterations
consistent
across
different
idiopathic
(IPD)
patients
might
reveal
potential
basis
increased
dopaminergic
neuron
vulnerability
primary
mechanisms.
In
this
study,
we
combine
systems
biology
data
integration
approaches
to
identify
differences
in
signatures
between
IPD
patient
healthy
individual-derived
midbrain
neural
precursor
cells.
Characterization
gene
expression
modeling
pyruvate,
several
amino
acid
lipid
metabolism
as
most
dysregulated
pathways
precursors.
Furthermore,
show
that
precursors
endure
mitochondrial
impairment
a
reduced
total
NAD
pool.
Accordingly,
treatment
with
increases
ATP
yield
hence
demonstrating
rescue
IPD-associated
changes.