neurodegeneration

Periapical Disease and the Prefrontal Cortex. Is there a Relationship between Calcium-Binding Protein and Neurodegenerative Diseases?

endondonics, Endotoxin, Periodontitis /

Apical periodontitis (AP) or periapical lesion (PL) is an inflammatory disease that causes pain, loss of bone and destruction of other tissues of teeth support. This condition could be caused by caries, dental trauma and/or periapical microleakage wich is regulated by the immune system or inflammatory response. Several analyses have shown that endodontic infection can […]

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Gut–Brain Axis: Role of Gut Microbiota in Neurodegenerative Disease

Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Gut-Brain axis, Parkinson's Disease /

The role of gut bacteria in neurodegenerative disease has long been speculated; however, the extent of influence and the exact composition of microflora that mechanistically alter outcomes are less understood. While aging was thought to be a major contributor to neurodegenerative disease, the role of the immune system started to become more appreciated bringing the

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Calycosin Alleviates Paraquat-Induced Neurodegeneration by Improving Mitochondrial Functions and Regulating Autophagy in a Drosophila Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Anti-oxidants, Autophagy, Diet and Exercise, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD, Vitamins / Supplements / Nutraceuticals /

first_pagesettingsOpen AccessArticle Calycosin Alleviates Paraquat-Induced Neurodegeneration by Improving Mitochondrial Functions and Regulating Autophagy in a Drosophila Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Hitesh Singh Chaouhan 1,†,Xin Li 1,†,Kuo-Ting Sun 2,3,†,I-Kuan Wang 4,5,Tung-Min Yu 6,7,Shao-Hua Yu 8,Kuen-Bao Chen 9,*,Wei-Yong Lin 10,11,12,* andChi-Yuan Li 1,9,*1Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan3School of Dentistry, China Medical University, Taichung

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Mining imaging and clinical data with machine learning approaches for the diagnosis and early detection of Parkinson’s disease

Biomarkers, Non-Motor Symptoms, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD /

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common, progressive, and currently incurable neurodegenerative movement disorder. The diagnosis of PD is challenging, especially in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism and in early PD detection. Due to the advantages of machine learning such as learning complex data patterns and making inferences for individuals, machine-learning techniques have been increasingly applied

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Microbial pathogens induce neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease mice: protection by microglial regulation

Enviromental, Parkinson's Disease, Root Canal, Viral / Bacterial Infections, Virus /

Exposure to systemic infections causes neurodegeneration in brain regions displaying amyloid pathology and high local microglia density. AD brains exhibit increased susceptibility to microbial PAMPs’ neurotoxicity, which accelerates neuronal death. Microglial modulation protects the brain from microbial TLR agonist PAMP-induced neurodegeneration. CLICK TO REVIEW

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Overview on Parkinson’s disease: pathophysiology, and experimental models

Parkinson's Disease /

Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease, is caused by dopaminergic neurons death and accompanied byrigidity, and postural instability, as well as bradykinesia. The cause of these neurons’ death is still unclear. Since thedopaminergic neurons couldn’t regenerate, therefore Parkinson’s disease couldn’t be cured. Thus, over the pastdecades, significant effort has been made to explore the etiology of

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Physical Activity vs. Redox Balance in the Brain: Brain Health, Aging and Diseases

Diet and Exercise, Parkinson's Disease /

It has been proven that physical exercise improves cognitive function and memory, hasan analgesic and antidepressant effect, and delays the aging of the brain and the development ofdiseases, including neurodegenerative disorders. There are even attempts to use physical activity inthe treatment of mental diseases. The course of most diseases is strictly associated with oxidativestress, which

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Parkinson’s Disease and the Metal–Microbiome–Gut–Brain Axis: A Systems Toxicology Approach

Detox, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Gut-Brain axis, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD /

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease, leading to motor and nonmotor complications. Autonomic alterations, including gastrointestinal symptoms, precede motordefects and act as early warning signs. Chronic exposure to dietary, environmental heavy metalsimpacts the gastrointestinal system and host-associated microbiome, eventually affecting the centralnervous system. The correlation between dysbiosis and PD suggests a functional and bidirectionalcommunication

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Cognition and driving ability in isolated and symptomatic REM sleep behavior disorder

iRBD, Non-Motor Symptoms /

Study Objectives To analyze cognitive deficits leading to unsafe driving in patients with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), strongly associated with cognitive impairment and synucleinopathy-related neurodegeneration.Methods Twenty isolated RBD (iRBD), 10 symptomatic RBD (sRBD), and 20 age- and education-matched controls participated in a prospective case-control driving simulation study. Group mean differences were compared with correlations

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Complex Interaction between Resident Microbiota and Misfolded Proteins: Role in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration

A-Synuclein, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut Microbiota, Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), Oral Microbiome, Parkinson's Disease, Pre-PD /

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) are brain conditions affecting millions of people worldwide. These diseases are associated with the presence of amyloid-β (Aβ), alpha synuclein (α-Syn) and prion protein (PrP) depositions in the brain, respectively, which lead to synaptic disconnection and subsequent progressive neuronal death. Although

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