Membrane-targeted push-pull azobenzenes for the optical modulation of membrane potential by Valentina Sesti, Arianna Magni, Matteo Moschetta, Chiara Florindi, Marlene E. Pfeffer, Mattia Lorenzo DiFrancesco, Michele Guizzardi, Giulia Folpini, Luca Sala, Alessandra Gilda Ritacca, Beatrice Campanelli, Paola Moretti, Giuseppe Maria Paternò, Luca Maragliano, Matteo Tommasini, Francesco Lodola, Elisabetta Colombo, Fabio Benfenati, Chiara Bertarelli, Guglielmo Lanzani

“…MTP2 was tested in different cell types, including HEK293T cells, primary neurons, and cardiomyocytes, and a steady depolarization is always recorded. …”
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Upregulating Nonneuronal Cholinergic Activity Decreases TNF Release from Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated RAW264.7 Cells by Yi Lv, Sen Hu, Jiangyang Lu, Ning Dong, Qian Liu, Minghua Du, Huiping Zhang

“…It has been proved that endogenous neuronal acetylcholine (ACh) could play an anti-inflammatory role, and exogenous cholinergic agonists could weaken macrophages inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation through activation of α7 subunit-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR). …”
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Evolution of Functional and Paraclinical Markers as Predictive Factors in Pediatric Late-Onset SMA Under Nusinersen Treatment: The Role of CSF pNF-H by Mihaela Badina, Gabriel Cristian Bejan, Corina Sporea, Andrada Mirea

“…We assessed pNF-H levels in CSF and serum—neuronal proteins associated with neurodegeneration—as well as serum creatinine levels, a marker of muscle activity, and motor skill scores to evaluate pNF-H’s potential as a predictor of motor development. …”
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Association between herpes simplex virus infection and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers: analysis within the MAPT trial by Morgane Linard, Isabelle Garrigue, Bruno Vellas, Nicola Coley, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Nicholas James Ashton, Pierre Payoux, Anne-Sophie Salabert, Jean-François Dartigues, Joachim Mazere, Sandrine Andrieu, Catherine Helmer

“…Abstract In vitro and animal studies have suggested that inoculation with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) can lead to amyloid deposits, hyperphosphorylation of tau, and/or neuronal loss. Here, we studied the association between HSV-1 and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in humans. …”
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Oxidative stress and dysregulated long noncoding RNAs in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease by Jialu Wang, Meitong Liu, Jiuhan Zhao, Pan Hu, Lianbo Gao, Shen Tian, Jin Zhang, Huayan Liu, Xiaoxue Xu, Zhenwei He

“…Oxidative stress and lncRNAs also affect other processes associated with neurodegeneration, including mitochondrial dysfunction and increased neuroinflammation that lead to neuronal death. Therefore, modulating the levels of specific lncRNAs may alleviate pathological oxidative damage and have neuroprotective effects. …”
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Mdivi-1 Protects CD4+ T Cells against Apoptosis via Balancing Mitochondrial Fusion-Fission and Preventing the Induction of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Sepsis by You Wu, Yong-Ming Yao, He-Liang Ke, Lan Ying, Yao Wu, Guang-Ju Zhao, Zhong-Qiu Lu

“…Several studies have demonstrated that Mdivi-1, which is a selective inhibitor of the dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), attenuates apoptosis of myocardial cells and neurons during various pathologic states. The present study revealed the impact of Mdivi-1 on the apoptosis of CD4+ T cells in sepsis and the potential underlying mechanisms. …”
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The Protective Effect of Docosahexaenoic Acid on Mitochondria in SH-SY5Y Model of Rotenone-Induced Toxicity by Britta Eggers, Jennifer Stepien, Anne-Katrin Reker, Svenja Esser, Kathy Pfeiffer, Magdalena Pawlas, Katalin Barkovits, Katrin Marcus

“…<b>Methods:</b> We utilized the most common neuronal cell line (SH-SY5Y) and induced mitochondrial oxidative stress through the addition of rotenone. …”
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Prediction of Final Phosphorus Content of Steel in a Scrap-Based Electric Arc Furnace Using Artificial Neural Networks by Riadh Azzaz, Mohammad Jahazi, Samira Ebrahimi Kahou, Elmira Moosavi-Khoonsari

“…The best ANN model included four hidden layers and 448 neurons. The model was trained for 500 epochs with a batch size of 50. …”
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Diseño conceptual de un robot de rehabilitación de la marcha pseudoestacionario by Jaime Ramos-Rojas, Julio S. Lora-Millan, Juan A. Castano, Juan Carballeira, Pedro R. Fernández, Susana Borromeo

“…Se espera que este sistema favorezca la plasticidad neuronal al aportar mayor libertad al usuario para explorar nuevos patrones de movimiento y aumentar su control motor voluntario y su participación activa, mientras el exoesqueleto se adapta y garantiza su equilibrio y estabilidad. …”
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Connectome-based disentangling of epilepsy networks from insular stereoelectroencephalographic leads by Kathrin Machetanz, Eliane Weinbrenner, Thomas Volkmar Wuttke, Silke Ethofer, Randolph Helfrich, Josua Kegele, Stephan Lauxmann, Michael Alber, Sabine Rona, Marcos Tatagiba, Holger Lerche, Jürgen Honegger, Georgios Naros

“…The propagation of local epileptic activity from the seizure onset zone (SOZ) along neuronal networks determines the semiology of seizures. …”
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Expression pattern of Calbindin-D28k, NeuN proteins, ATOH1 and EN2 genes in the human fetal cerebellum by Phanindra Prasad Poudel, Arnab Ghosh, Chacchu Bhattarai, Saman Pradhan, Nirmal Panthi, Dela Singh Joshi, Shanti Khadka, Sandhya Kumari, Guruprasad Kalthur, R. Vani Lakshmi, Sneha Guruprasad Kalthur

“…This study aims to investigate the expression patterns of Calbindin-D28k, NeuN (neuronal nuclease), ATOH1 (Atonal homolog 1), and EN2 (Engrailed -2) in the human fetal cerebellum. …”
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Corticosterone-induced postpartum depression induces depression-like behavior and impairs hippocampal neurogenesis in adolescent offspring via HPA axis and BDNF-mTOR pathway by Hongxiao Xie, Yanning Jiang, Xiumeng Zhang, Xinran Min, Jiuseng Zeng, Li Chen, Nan Zeng, Rong Liu

“…These results indicated that the behavioral deficits and neuronal damage observed in the offspring of PPD mice may be related to HPA axis dysfunction and inhibition of the BDNF-mTOR pathway. …”
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NMDA Reduces Tau Phosphorylation in Rat Hippocampal Slices by Targeting NR2A Receptors, GSK3β, and PKC Activities by Audrée De Montigny, Ismaël Elhiri, Julie Allyson, Michel Cyr, Guy Massicotte

“…Taken together, these data indicate that NR2A receptor activation may be important in limiting Tau phosphorylation by a PKC/GSK3β pathway and strengthen the idea that these receptors might act as an important molecular device counteracting neuronal cell death mechanisms in various pathological conditions.…”
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Medicinal plants with neuroprotective potential in East African countries: A systematic review by Ibe Michael Usman, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Elna Owembabazi, Wusa Makena, Augustine Oviosun, Makeri Danladi, Vivian Ojiakor, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, Emeka Anyanwu, Yanurkis Duranones Rosales, Mario Edgar Fernandez Diaz, Josiah Ifie, Ismahil Adekunle Adeniyi, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Victor Bassey Archibong

“…Key findings included increased levels of glutamine synthetase, Na+/K+ ATPase, calcium ATPase, acetylcholinesterase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase, all of which support enhanced neuronal function and protection against oxidative stress. …”
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Optineurin overexpression ameliorates neurodegeneration through regulating neuroinflammation and mitochondrial quality in a murine model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Shumin Zhao, Shumin Zhao, Ranran Chen, Ranran Chen, Yi An, Yali Zhang, Yali Zhang, Cheng Ma, Ying Gao, Ying Gao, Yanchao Lu, Yanchao Lu, Fei Yang, Fei Yang, Xue Bai, Xue Bai, Jingjing Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Jingjing Zhang

“…IntroductionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of motor neurons (MNs). Genetic mutations in Optineurin (OPTN) and Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) have been identified as causal factors for ALS. …”
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Does Clostridium Perfringens Epsilon Toxin Mimic an Auto-Antigen Involved in Multiple Sclerosis? by Marie-Lise Gougeon, Valérie Seffer, Cezarela Hoxha, Elisabeth Maillart, Michel R. Popoff

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated neurological disorder, characterized by progressive demyelination and neuronal cell loss in the central nervous system. Many possible causes of MS have been proposed, including genetic factors, environmental triggers, and infectious agents. …”
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Daily Assistance for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients Based on a Wearable Multimodal Brain-Computer Interface Mouse by Ya Jiang, Kendi Li, Yuankai Liang, Di Chen, Mingkui Tan, Yuanqing Li

“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disease that mainly causes damage to upper and lower motor neurons. This leads to a progressive deterioration in the voluntary mobility of the upper and lower extremities in ALS patients, which underscores the pressing need for an assistance system to facilitate communication and body movement without relying on neuromuscular function. …”
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Inducing aggresome and stable tau aggregation in Neuro2a cells with an optogenetic tool by Shigeo Sakuragi, Tomoya Uchida, Naoki Kato, Boxiao Zhao, Toshiki Takahashi, Akito Hattori, Yoshihiro Sakata, Yoshiyuki Soeda, Akihiko Takashima, Hideaki Yoshimura, Gen Matsumoto, Hiroko Bannai

“…Tauopathy is a spectrum of diseases characterized by fibrillary tau aggregate formation in neurons and glial cells in the brain. Tau aggregation originates in the brainstem and entorhinal cortex and then spreads throughout the brain in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is the most prevalent type of tauopathy. …”
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Nanomolar detection of essential amino acid in dairy products using a novel electrochemical sensor based on zinc cobaltite nanoflowers embedded porous 3D reduced graphene oxide by Neethu Sebastian, Wan-Chin Yu, Deepak Balram, Ashish Patel, Deepak Kumar, Virendra Kumar Yadav

“…L-tryptophan (L-Trp) is a vital amino acid that sways neuronal function, immunity, and gut homeostasis, and its accurate detection in food samples is crucial. …”
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Insufficient gene expression and lost gene regulatory network may underlie the mechanism of Hirschsprung Disease in 5p–syndrome by Yizhao Luan, Peng Li, Yuanyuan Luo, Hong Zhang, Xiaochun Zhu, Yan Zhang, Aihua Yin, Qiang Wu, Chengwei Chai

“…On the other hand, integrating gene regulatory relationship estimated from single cell chromatin accessibility omics of enteric neurons, we found that the 5p deletion regions contained key cis-regulatory regions for HSCR-related gene GDNF. …”
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