J Asian Nat Prod Res
January 2024
White matter lesions (WMLs), characterized by focal demyelination or myelination disorders, are commonly present in cerebral small vessel disease and various neurological diseases. Multiple etiologies lead to WMLs. However, there is no specific therapy or effective drugs for relieving WMLs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHACE1 is a member of the HECT domain-containing E3 ligases with 909 amino acid residues, containing N-terminal ankyrin-repeats (ANK) and C-terminal HECT domain. Previously, it was shown that HACE1 is inactive in human tumors and plays a crucial role in the initiation, progression, and invasion of malignant tumors. Recent studies indicated that HACE1 might be closely involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorrection for ' extract alleviated white matter damage through promoting the differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells suppressing neuroinflammation' by Caixia Zang , , 2022, , 2131-2141, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1FO02127C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Yinma Jiedu Granule (YMJD) is a traditional Chinese patent medicine (CPM), which has been proved to have anti-inflammatory effects and therapeutical effects on obstructive pulmonary disease.
Aim Of Study: The purpose of the current investigation is to find out if YMJD can alleviate acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rats and its underlying mechanisms.
Materials And Methods: Rats were treated with either vehicle or YMJD for 14 consecutive days, and 2 h after the last administration, the rat model of ALI was induced by the intratracheal instillation of LPS.
CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) plays an important role in demyelinating diseases, but the detailed mechanisms were not yet clarified. In the present study, we mainly investigated the critical function and the potential molecular mechanisms of CXCR2 on oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) differentiation and remyelination. The present study demonstrated that inhibiting CXCR2 significantly enhanced OPC differentiation and remyelination in primary cultured OPCs and ethidium bromide (EB)-intoxicated rats by facilitating the formation of myelin proteins, including PDGFRα, MBP, MAG, MOG, and Caspr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA series of novel pyranocarbazole alkaloids were designed and synthesized as derivatives of Claulansine F and CZ-7. Some of the compounds showed strong neuroprotective effects and anti-lipid peroxidation capacity. Among these compounds, 10b, introduced leucine at the C-3 position of pyranocarbazole, was the most active in inhibiting the programmed death of SH-SY5Y cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (Dyrk1A) is a highly conserved protein kinase, playing a key role in the regulation of physiological brain functions and pathological processes. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), Dyrk1A promotes hyperphosphorylation of tau protein and abnormal aggregation of amyloid-β protein (Aβ). This study investigated the role of Dyrk1A in regulating neuroinflammation, another critical factor that contributes to AD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing evidence has highlighted the role of white matter damage in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous research has shown that a mixture of crocin analogues (GJ-4), extract, improved cognition in several AD mouse models, but the mechanism remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of GJ-4 on white matter damage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochem Pharmacol
March 2022
Mitochondria are the principal sites of energy metabolism and provide most of the energy needed for normal cellular function. They are dynamic organelles that constantly undergo fission, fusion and mitophagy to maintain their homeostasis and function. However, dysregulated mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy leads to reduced ATP generation and mutation of their DNA, which ultimately leads to cell death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, displaying not only well-known motor deficits but also gastrointestinal dysfunctions. Consistently, it has been increasingly evident that gut microbiota affects the communication between the gut and the brain in PD pathogenesis, known as the microbiota-gut-brain axis. As an approach to re-establishing a normal microbiota community, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has exerted beneficial effects on PD in recent studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, but none of the current treatments for PD can halt the progress of the disease due to the limited understanding of the pathogenesis. In PD development, the communication between the brain and the gastrointestinal system influenced by gut microbiota is known as microbiota-gut-brain axis. However, the explicit mechanisms of microbiota dysbiosis in PD development have not been well elucidated yet.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Immunol Immunother
June 2021
Objective: To summarize the clinical characteristics and immunological and genetic features of patients who developed autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type II (APS-2) after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).
Design And Methods: Several databases (MEDLINE/EMBASE/Cochrane) were searched for studies published between January 2000 and February 2020 involving patients with two or more endocrine disorders after ICI therapy.
Results: Our final review included 22 articles comprising 23 patients (median age 56 years; 65.