Crocetin Alleviates Inflammation in MPTP-Induced Parkinson’s Disease Models through Improving Mitochondrial Functions by Na Dong, Zhong Dong, Ying Chen, Xiaosu Gu

“…Our results showed that crocetin treatment attenuates MPTP-induced motor deficits and protects dopaminergic neurons. …”
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Case report: Suspected propofol associated Heinz body anemia in five mechanically ventilated dogs: a historical case series by Emily M. Ireland, Claire R. Sharp, Ellie M. Leister, Susan Boyd

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Whole transcriptome analysis of unmutated sporadic ALS patients' peripheral blood reveals phenotype-specific gene expression signature by Francesca Dragoni, Maria Garofalo, Rosalinda Di Gerlando, Bartolo Rizzo, Matteo Bordoni, Eveljn Scarian, Camilla Viola, Veronica Bettoni, Giuseppe Fiamingo, Danilo Tornabene, Lucia Scanu, Orietta Pansarasa, Luca Diamanti, Stella Gagliardi

“…The work proposed stress the innovative view of ALS as a multi-systemic disorder rather than a pure motor neuron-associated and ‘neurocentric’ pathology. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Nusinersen Focusing on Renal and Hematological Parameters in Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Hüseyin Bahadır Şenol, Gizem Yıldız, Ayşe İpek Polat, Adem Aydın, Ayşe Semra Hız, Alper Soylu, Uluç Yiş

“…ABSTRACT Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a motor neuron disease caused by mutations in the SMN1 gene. …”
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M1 and M2 Functional Imprinting of Primary Microglia: Role of P2X7 Activation and miR-125b by Chiara Parisi, Giulia Napoli, Pablo Pelegrin, Cinzia Volonté

“…Mutations in over twenty genes associated with familial forms of ALS have provided insights into the mechanisms leading to motor neuron death. …”
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Identification of a metabolic brain network characterizing essential tremor by Solange Volnov, Hamzah Baagil, Oliver Winz, Hans-Juergen Kaiser, Sanne Katherina Meles, Joerg Bernhard Schulz, Kathrin Reetz, Felix Manuel Mottaghy, Florian Holtbernd

“…Our findings suggest ET is characterized by an abnormal brain network associated with disease phenotype.…”
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A riboflavin-responsive neuronopathy with unique characteristics: Brown-Vialetto- Van Laere syndrome by Soreya BELARBI, Samira Makri MOKRANE

“…Sometimes the clinical spectrum mimics juvenile-onset motor neuron disease (MND). It is important to identify BVVLS that may respond to high doses of riboflavin. …”
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A riboflavin-responsive neuronopathy with unique characteristics: Brown-Vialetto- Van Laere syndrome by Soreya BELARBI, Samira Makri MOKRANE

“…Sometimes the clinical spectrum mimics juvenile-onset motor neuron disease (MND). It is important to identify BVVLS that may respond to high doses of riboflavin. …”
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Current Status of Treatment of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy by Fumiaki Tanaka, Masahisa Katsuno, Haruhiko Banno, Keisuke Suzuki, Hiroaki Adachi, Gen Sobue

“…Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is the first member identified among polyglutamine diseases characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness and atrophy of the bulbar, facial, and limb muscles pathologically associated with motor neuron loss in the spinal cord and brainstem. …”
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Widespread Striatal Delivery of GDNF from Encapsulated Cells Prevents the Anatomical and Functional Consequences of Excitotoxicity by Dwaine F. Emerich, Jeffrey H. Kordower, Yaping Chu, Chris Thanos, Briannan Bintz, Giovanna Paolone, Lars U. Wahlberg

“…Animals were evaluated using a battery of validated motor tests, and histology was performed to determine the extent of GDNF diffusion and associated prevention of neuronal cell loss and behavioral deficits. …”
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In vivo mapping of sodium homeostasis disturbances in individual ALS patients: A brain 23Na MRI study. by Aude-Marie Grapperon, Mohamed Mounir El Mendili, Adil Maarouf, Jean-Philippe Ranjeva, Maxime Guye, Annie Verschueren, Shahram Attarian, Wafaa Zaaraoui

“…ALS patients with limited TSC increase had slower progression of disability or predominant lower motor neuron phenotype or shorter disease duration.…”
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Heterozygous CDKL5 Knockout Female Mice Are a Valuable Animal Model for CDKL5 Disorder by Claudia Fuchs, Laura Gennaccaro, Stefania Trazzi, Stefano Bastianini, Simone Bettini, Viviana Lo Martire, Elisa Ren, Giorgio Medici, Giovanna Zoccoli, Roberto Rimondini, Elisabetta Ciani

“…These defects are associated with neuroanatomical alterations, such as reduced dendritic arborization and spine density of hippocampal neurons. …”
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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled... by Eva Skovlund, Rune Haaverstad, Henrik Zetterberg, Jorunn L Helbostad, Rolf Busund, Johan Raeder, Theis Tønnessen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Melanie R Simpson, Nils Kristian Skjærvold, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte, Hilde Margrethe Norum, Geir Selbaek, Elisabeth Skaar, Arjen JC Slooter, Øyvind Sverre Svendsen, Alexander Wahba

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Guillain-Barré syndrome following falciparum malaria infection: a case report by Molla Asnake Kebede, Alemayehu Beharu Tekle, Misikir Alemu Eshetu, Erkyehun Pawlos Shash, Melaku Tsediew Berhanu, Elias Tabiet Ahmed, Hashime Meketa Negatie

“…This patient’s neurological symptoms pointed to paralysis of the lower motor neurons. Guillain-Barré Syndrome is also suggested by elevated protein levels and a lack of cells in the cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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Clinical and molecular outcomes from the 5-Year natural history study of SSADH Deficiency, a model metabolic neurodevelopmental disorder by Itay Tokatly Latzer, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, Wardiya Afshar-Saber, Henry H. C. Lee, Mariarita Bertoldi, Gabrielle E. McGinty, Melissa L. DiBacco, Erland Arning, Melissa Tsuboyama, Alexander Rotenberg, Thomas Opladen, Kathrin Jeltsch, Àngels García-Cazorla, Natalia Juliá-Palacios, K. Michael Gibson, Mustafa Sahin, Phillip L. Pearl

“…While epilepsy and psychiatric behaviors increase in severity with age, communication abilities and motor function tend to improve. iPSCs, which were differentiated into GABAergic neurons, represent the first in vitro neuronal model of SSADHD and express the neuronal marker microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2), as well as GABA. …”
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The Role of FRMD7 in Idiopathic Infantile Nystagmus by Rachel J. Watkins, Mervyn G. Thomas, Chris J. Talbot, Irene Gottlob, Sue Shackleton

“…Currently 45 mutations within FRMD7 have been associated with IIN, confirming the importance of FRMD7 in the pathogenesis of the disease. …”
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Oligonucleotide-Based Therapy for FTD/ALS Caused by the C9orf72 Repeat Expansion: A Perspective by Stephanie A. Fernandes, Andrew G. L. Douglas, Miguel A. Varela, Matthew J. A. Wood, Yoshitsugu Aoki

“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and lethal disease of motor neuron degeneration, leading to paralysis of voluntary muscles and death by respiratory failure within five years of onset. …”
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Effects of Intravenous Administration of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells in 3-Acetylpyridine-Lesioned Rats by Lucía Calatrava-Ferreras, Rafael Gonzalo-Gobernado, Antonio S. Herranz, Diana Reimers, Teresa Montero Vega, Adriano Jiménez-Escrig, Luis Alberto Richart López, Eulalia Bazán

“…Cerebellar ataxias include a heterogeneous group of infrequent diseases characterized by lack of motor coordination caused by disturbances in the cerebellum and its associated circuits. …”
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Functions of Fasciculation and Elongation Protein Zeta-1 (FEZ1) in the Brain by Andrés D. Maturana, Toshitsugu Fujita, Shun'ichi Kuroda

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An automated platform for simultaneous, longitudinal analysis of engineered neuromuscular tissues for applications in neurotoxin potency testing by Jacob W. Fleming, Molly C. McCloskey, Kevin Gray, David R. Nash, Vincent Leung, Christos Michas, Shawn M. Luttrell, Christopher Cavanaugh, Julie Mathieu, Shawn Mcquire, Mark Bothwell, David L. Mack, Nicholas A. Geisse, Alec S.T. Smith

“…We present a turnkey iPSC-based model of the NMJ employing channelrhodopsin-2 expression within the motor neuron (MN) population driving muscle contraction in response to blue light. …”
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