• Aberrant ADAR activity has been associated with a wide range of human diseases, including cancer, neurological disorders, metabolic diseases, viral infections and autoimmune disorders. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Viral infections of European perch remain largely unexplored, thereby putting farm populations at incalculable risk for devastating fish epizootics and presenting a potential hazard to consumers. (cdc.gov)
  • Lack of investigation of the occurrence and diversity of other pathogenic virus infections of European perch that result in disease impairs the treatment, control, and prevention of disease outbreaks in farm populations. (cdc.gov)
  • The environment of the central nervous system (CNS) represents a double-edged sword in the context of viral infections. (bvsalud.org)
  • In conclusion, previously published data support the hypothesis that Aβ inhibits viral infections via an ancient, evolutionarily conserved, AMP agglutination pathway. (alzforum.org)
  • Vaccine-associated enhanced diseases (VAED) are modified presentations of clinical infections affecting individuals exposed to a wild-type pathogen after having received a prior vaccination for the same pathogen [1] . (cov19longhaulfoundation.org)
  • Data indicate that vitamin D has a strong impact on viral infections and interferes with EBV infection, while EBV is capable of activating silent ERVs. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • There was even a reduction in the number of patients that developed acute respiratory diseases from viral infections. (thehealingsole.com)
  • Infections and viruses can significantly impact the respiratory system. (mytollovid.com)
  • however, an infectious disease workup revealed no evidence of either a bacterial or viral infection. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Several neurological complications affecting the central and peripheral nervous system were described secondary to COVID‑19 infection such as hyposmia, headache, nausea, impaired consciousness, psychosis, neurocognitive syndromes and even cerebrovascular accidents. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Guillain‑Barré syndrome is a heterogeneous disease that frequently follows a bacterial or viral infection. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • During the ongoing SARS‑CoV‑2 pandemic, several isolated case reports and case series have suggested an association between this viral infection and the occurrence of Guillain‑Barré syndrome. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • A wide variety of neurological symptoms are now reported in neurological complications that accompany the viral infection, including cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy and encephalitis, seizures, movement disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, myopathy, cranial and peripheral neuropathies ( 3 , 4 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • BACKGROUND: To assess whether SARS-CoV-2 infection may affect the central nervous system, specifically neurons and glia cells, even without clinical neurological involvement. (bvsalud.org)
  • This argument is at odds with data from at least three independent studies showing Aβ fibrillization mediates host protective activities against viral infection. (alzforum.org)
  • The Dubbo studies are a series of studies funded by the CDC and the Australian government that examine what happens to the subset of CFS patient whose disease is triggered by an infection (Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Ross-River virus, Coxiella burneti). (phoenixrising.me)
  • If, on the other hand, these studies find that the still ill patients undergo unique physiological changes in response to infection then not only will the 'biopsychosocial' model of CFS take a hit but the beginnings of unique disease process may be uncovered. (phoenixrising.me)
  • The parasite does not 'target' the nervous system but, rather, appears to be an accidental infection which the horse then cannot clear from the nervous system as it does in other tissues. (thehorse.com)
  • In an experimental FIPV infection of cats, GS-441524 treatment caused a rapid reversal of disease signs and return to normality with as little as two weeks of treatment in 10/10 cats and with no apparent toxicity. (fipdoctor.com)
  • HIV infection and cardiovascular disease have both shared and distinct monocyte gene expression features: Women's Interagency HIV study. (academictree.org)
  • Post-viral fatigue is when you have an extended period of feeling unwell and fatigued after a viral infection. (mytollovid.com)
  • Fatigue is a normal part of the body's response to fighting a viral infection such as COVID-19. (mytollovid.com)
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare disorders that are triggered by an altered immune system response to a neoplasm. (medscape.com)
  • The main mechanism of Guillain‑Barré syndrome is probably post‑viral dysregulation of the immune system generated by SARS‑CoV‑2. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • [13] ME/CFS is associated with physical changes, including the nervous and immune system, and hormone production . (wikipedia.org)
  • Markers of Parkinson (PD) and Alzheimer (AD) diseases are able to induce innate immune pathways induced by alterations in mitochondrial Ca 2+ homeostasis leading to neuroinflammation. (frontiersin.org)
  • The reason is because many immune-related receptors and molecules are extensively produced by these cells, not only during disease but also during physiological processes ( 3 , 9 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Although the exact cause of MS is still unknown, it is now generally accepted that MS is a complex multifactorial disease involving genetic and environmental factors affecting the autoreactive immune response [ 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Based on previous efforts focusing on the role of the adaptive immune system in the pathogenesis of MS, it is currently well established that autoreactive T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th17 cells mediate the inflammatory processes in the CNS [ 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The researchers also examined how well the immune system responded to the production of two EBV proteins associated with EBV replication. (phoenixrising.me)
  • The T-cells should take note of these new proteins and react by producing a pro-inflammatory cytokine, IFN-7, that helps to regulate the immune response. (phoenixrising.me)
  • The humoral branch (B-cells) of the immune system has long been thought, because of its delayed appearance, to play a relatively minor role in EBV suppression. (phoenixrising.me)
  • So much so that I'm leaving out all of the recent research that's been released regarding HSCT, the extremely promising stem cell therapy that "reboots" the immune system. (wheelchairkamikaze.com)
  • B cell-tropic viruses may trigger aberrant immune responses in MS in genetically susceptible individuals owing, in part, to a failure in viral surveillance and clearance. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • One mechanism of action of PEA that allows for the beneficial immune-modulating and anti-inflammatory effects is on the mast cells of our inflammatory system. (thehealingsole.com)
  • Mast cells are part of our natural immune system and are a big part of the non-neuronal source of nervous system inflammation. (thehealingsole.com)
  • Stress: Stress weakens the immune system and can make a cat more susceptible to FIP. (fipdoctor.com)
  • Weakened Immune System: Cats with compromised immune systems are at a higher risk. (fipdoctor.com)
  • We are also conducting a randomized, observer blinded, non-exposure control study to evaluate the safety of Tollovid™ and it's effects on the structure/function of the immune system in subjects with Long COVID. (mytollovid.com)
  • This is likely due to a combination of the body's exaggerated immune system reaction to the virus and blood clots that obstruct oxygen intake in the lungs. (mytollovid.com)
  • For many of these diseases, we still lack a full understanding of their etiology and pathophysiology. (frontiersin.org)
  • Functionally, the biological roles of NPC1and NPC2 are not well defined, a shortcoming that has hampered our understanding of the mechanistic etiology of the disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2. The cell biology of MHC class II-restricted antigen processing and presentation: A generally accepted paradigm in fundamental immunology is that CD4+ T cells recognize peptides derived from exogenous (internalized) sources of antigen while CD8+ recognize peptides derived from endogenous sources of antigen (generally, proteins synthesized within the antigen-presenting cell). (upenn.edu)
  • Our scientists have developed a wide array of stem cell-focused reagents and resources for many applications including flow cytometry , western blotting , ELISAs , and recombinant proteins for cell differentiation. (biolegend.com)
  • The development of recombinant henipaviruses expressing reporter fluorescence and/or luminescence proteins has facilitated the screening of such libraries. (cdc.gov)
  • The assay uses a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus expressing NiV glycoprotein and a fluorescent protein. (cdc.gov)
  • These vectors have a number of appealing features including the expression by using the machinery of the host cell instead of depending abilities to ef®ciently transduce cells in the central nervous system, on recombinant regulatory proteins. (lu.se)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • : 7 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) diagnostic criteria also require at least one of the following: (1) orthostatic intolerance (difficulty sitting and standing upright) or (2) impaired memory or attention. (wikipedia.org)
  • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic constitutes a persistent threat caused by the novel single-stranded RNA β coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Neurological manifestations were among the last identified, as initial attention focused on the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and digestive symptoms, with the virus appearing, initially, to spare the nervous system. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • 43], suggested the usage of astaxanthin (nASX) as adjunctive dietary supplement given its prospect of alleviating cytokine surprise, acute lung damage, and acute respiratory system syndrome [44]. (enmd-2076.com)
  • Vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory (VAERD) disease refers to disease with predominant involvement of the lower respiratory tract. (cov19longhaulfoundation.org)
  • SARS-CoV-2 progressed to a global pandemic with substantial consequences due to its high infectivity and transmissibility, and its ability to cause both a severe respiratory illness, and a systemic disease with fatal consequences for vulnerable populations. (cov19longhaulfoundation.org)
  • The potential for vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 to be associated with disease enhancement is of theoretical concern, given similar observations with other respiratory viruses in general, and in animal models of highly pathogenic coronaviruses in particular [14] . (cov19longhaulfoundation.org)
  • Spillovers of Nipah virus (NiV) from its pteropid bat reservoir into the human population continue to cause near-annual outbreaks of fatal encephalitis and respiratory disease in Bangladesh and India since its emergence in Malaysia over 20years ago. (cdc.gov)
  • From its discovery in Malaysia in the late 1990s, the spillover of the Nipah virus from its pteropid reservoir into the human population has resulted in sporadic outbreaks of fatal encephalitis and respiratory disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Nipah virus (NiV) causes a highly lethal disease in humans who present with acute respiratory or neurological signs. (cdc.gov)
  • [ 7 ] The first report of a paraneoplastic syndrome has been attributed to a French physician, M. Auchè, who described peripheral nervous system involvement in cancer patients in 1890. (medscape.com)
  • It is now widely acknowledged that many organs are involved in COVID-19 in different ways, including the central and peripheral nervous system ( 1 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Neurologic manifestations may be the result of virus neurotropism which can reach the central nervous system (CNS) through cranial nerves and olfactory pathways or via circulation, while damage to the peripheral nervous system (PNS) is likely the result of a parainfective autoimmune reaction ( 3 , 5 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • One division is between the CNS-the brain and spinal cord-and the peripheral nervous system, which is everything else. (druglibrary.net)
  • To address these concerns, we applied metatranscriptomics to identify disease-associated viruses in European perch farmed in Switzerland. (cdc.gov)
  • Although we did not find PRV in these fish, our investigation led to the discovery of 5 novel negative-sense RNA viruses, belonging to the negarnaviricot families Rhabdoviridae , Filoviridae , and Hantaviridae , that could possibly contribute to disease development. (cdc.gov)
  • The proteins viruses produce help it to assemble new virions. (phoenixrising.me)
  • Ninety to ninety-five percent of people with MS have proteins in their spinal fluid that are typically found in the spinal fluid of people with nervous system diseases that are known to be reactions to viruses. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Recent studies of diseases caused by several RNA viruses in people and other species indicate that antiviral therapy may be effective against FIP in cats. (fipdoctor.com)
  • The most commonly used viral vectors are lentiviruses and adeno-associated viruses (AAVs). (encyclopedia.pub)
  • The components of synthetic vectors are inspired from the composition of viral envelopes that enable viruses to specifically bind to host cells. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Scope includes mutations and abnormal protein expression. (cancerindex.org)
  • diseases in which abnormal cells divide and grow unchecked. (womenshealthsection.com)
  • Abnormal proliferation, clonal expansion, aberrant differentiation, and diminished apoptosis (programmed cell death) lead to replacement of normal blood elements with malignant cells. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In that regard, neuroinflammation occurs early in the disease and we have recently unveiled an atypical pattern of interferon signaling in pre-symptomatic Npc1 −/− mice, with microglial activation, anti-viral response, activation of antigen-presenting cells, and activation and chemotaxis of T lymphocytes as the key affected pathologic pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Expression of IFN-γ- and IFN-α-responsive genes in pre-symptomatic Npc1 −/− /App −/− cerebella is upregulated compared with Npc1 −/− /App +/+ mice, compounding the dysregulation of microglial activation, anti-viral response, activation of antigen-presenting cells, and T-lymphocyte activation and chemotaxis pathways present in the NPC brain. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It's important that we figure out which virus is going to cause it because our only good preparations right now to combat the next pandemic are the development of vaccines and the development of anti-viral drugs. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Single domain antibodies (VHH) are potentially disruptive therapeutics, with important biological value for treatment of several diseases, including neurological disorders. (biorxiv.org)
  • Recent research has revealed important correlation of mitochondrial dynamics and the pathophysiology of brain diseases, as Alzheimer's. (frontiersin.org)
  • Bourgade K, Garneau H, Giroux G, Le Page AY, Bocti C, Dupuis G, Frost EH, Fülöp T Jr . β-Amyloid peptides display protective activity against the human Alzheimer's disease-associated herpes simplex virus-1 . (alzforum.org)
  • As a proof-of-concept, we explored the potential of AAV-delivered VHH to inhibit BACE1, a well-characterized target in Alzheimer's disease. (biorxiv.org)
  • The bill contains funding for NIH in the amount of $36.1 billion, a $2 billion increase over FY 2017, including $1.8 billion for Alzheimer's disease research, a $414 million increase over FY 2017 funding levels. (nih.gov)
  • The viral protein corona directs viral pathogenesis and amyloid aggregation. (alzforum.org)
  • At the cellular level, the disease phenotype is broad, affecting multiple functions, such as endosomal lipid accumulation, calcium dysregulation, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, amyloid peptide Aβ accumulation and tau hyperphosphorylation and aggregation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease that can be subdivided on the basis of histopathological features, genetic alterations, and gene-expression profiles. (cancerindex.org)
  • Neurodegenerative diseases represent a heterogeneous group of diseases of major public health concern. (frontiersin.org)
  • It is a heterogeneous disease with regard to both its clinical course and symptoms. (hindawi.com)
  • We respectfully point out that a central finding of our previous study is that HSV1 (and other pathogens) directly seed amyloid deposition as a mechanism to trap and neutralize invading microbes. (alzforum.org)
  • Here, we asked whether this aberrant signaling may be exacerbated by the loss of amyloid precursor protein (APP) function, a loss known to shorten lifespan and accelerate neurodegeneration in Npc1 −/− mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The natural history of coronavirus infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), is yet to be fully described. (cov19longhaulfoundation.org)
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common movement disorders characterized by decreased of dopaminergic neurons. (nature.com)
  • The nervous system is composed of millions of nerve cells (neurons) that are by no means homogeneous in structure. (druglibrary.net)
  • While the peripheral system has groups of fibers (nerves) and groups of cell bodies (ganglia), it is simple compared to the CNS, which consists of millions of tightly packed neurons, fiber groups (tracts), and clumps of cell bodies (nuclei) with billions of synapses. (druglibrary.net)
  • The somatic system includes both the central and the peripheral neurons that convey impulses from the sense organs, organize them in the brain, and deliver motor impulses to the skeletal muscles. (druglibrary.net)
  • 1. Lindvall, O., Björklund, A.: The glyoxylic acid fluorescence histochemical method: a detailed account of the methodology for the visualization of central catecholamine neurons. (lu.se)
  • 7. Lindvall, O., Björklund, A.: Organization of catecholamine neurons in the rat central nervous system. (lu.se)
  • METHODS: In this single centre prospective study, serum levels of neurofilament light chain (sNfL) and glial fibrillar acidic protein (sGFAp) were assessed using SimoaTM assay Neurology 2-Plex B Assay Kit, in 148 hospitalised patients with COVID-19 without clinical neurological manifestations and compared them to 53 patients with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and 108 healthy controls (HCs). (bvsalud.org)
  • Here we describe a different method of transgene regulation by the use of the human glial ®brillary acidic protein (GFAP) promoter. (lu.se)
  • The encoded protein contains two different binding sites that are known to bind DNA and function as a regulator of gene transcription. (biolegend.com)
  • Mutations in this gene can result in Wolman disease and cholesteryl ester storage disease. (cancerindex.org)
  • What does this gene/protein do? (cancerindex.org)
  • What pathways are this gene/protein implicaed in? (cancerindex.org)
  • Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a neurodegenerative disease inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern [ 1 ], with mutations in the NPC1 gene accounting for approximately 95% of all reported cases and the remaining 5% of the cases resulting from mutations in the NPC2 gene. (biomedcentral.com)
  • a gene located in a chromosome region suspected of being involved in a disease. (womenshealthsection.com)
  • Dr. Pasqualina Colella is a scientist with extensive expertise in cell therapy and gene therapy approaches for the treatment of inherited diseases. (stanford.edu)
  • As Postdoc she developed innovative in vivo AAV gene therapy approaches based on liver gene transfer or multi-tissue gene expression to target the multi-organ manifestations of Pompe disease, a LSD that presents with neuromuscular impairment. (stanford.edu)
  • Protein citrullination is a post-translational modification of arginine that controls a diverse array of cellular processes, including gene regulation, protein stability, and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. (umassmed.edu)
  • El-Agnaf, O.M.A. Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease" Encyclopedia , https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/26019 (accessed November 30, 2023). (encyclopedia.pub)
  • The high potential of gene therapy gives immense hope for curing thousands of diseases with limited treatment options, such as cancer and monogenic diseases [ 1 ] [ 2 ] . (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Gene delivery vectors can either be viral or non-viral. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Conventional gene therapy utilizes viral vectors for the delivery of therapeutic transgenes. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • The first viral-mediated gene therapy was approved for clinical use in 1990 for adenosine deaminase-severe combined immunodeficiency (ADA-SCID). (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Here, we report on the clinical impact of a novel NiV-derived nonspreading replicon particle lacking the fusion (F) protein gene (NiVF) as a vaccine in three small animal models of disease. (cdc.gov)
  • 4. Cancer immunotherapy and autoimmunity: For several years we have applied our experience in viral immunity to the very challenging area of cancer immunotherapy. (upenn.edu)
  • 2006. Prolonged Illness after infectious mononucleosis is associated with altered immunity but not with increased viral load. (phoenixrising.me)
  • STAT3 protein belongs to a group of intracellular transcription factors that mediate a variety of functions such as cellular differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. (biolegend.com)
  • The differentiation between autonomic and somatic systems is clearest at the periphery of the nervous system. (druglibrary.net)
  • B cells are now known to play a major role in disease, demonstrated by the highly impactful effect of a B cell-depleting antibody on controlling MS. The idea that a virus may play a role in the development of MS has a long history and is supported mostly by studies demonstrating a link between B cell-tropic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and disease onset. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • A broad antibody response was detected that included immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA subtypes with demonstrable Fc-mediated effector function targeting multiple viral antigens. (cdc.gov)
  • P21-activated kinase 3 (PAK3) is a serine/threonine protein kinase, and PAK3 affects the EMT, proliferation, metastasis and invasion of HCC. (jcancer.org)
  • Initially, two‐dimensional neural cultures presented an innovative landmark for investigating human neuronal and, more recently, glial biology, as well as for modeling brain neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. (ehu.eus)
  • 2000). We of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in models of have recently reported that this vector directs transgene expression to Parkinson's disease (Georgievska et al. (lu.se)
  • A large number of cancer patients show central nervous system (CNS) involvement. (medscape.com)
  • GBS is a group of autoimmune diseases with acute/subacute evolution characterized by progressive and ascending motor deficit in the limbs, often with sensory, cranial nerve involvement ( 4 , 6 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The most compelling data supporting an etiologic role for viral involvement in MS have emerged for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Invertebrates have a single ATL, while vertebrates possess three ATL proteins (ATL1-3) that are differentially expressed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Iron deposits are neuropathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). (nature.com)
  • Disease (AD), Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ( 11 - 13 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Therefore, the therapeutic use of appropriate populations derived from stem and progenitor cells has been considered for cell-based therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, primarily Parkinson's disease, and brain injuries. (ehu.eus)
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder with a prevalence that increases steadily with age. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Work to identify disease mutants remains ongoing, with a novel nonsense ATL3 mutation being identified in early 2023. (wikipedia.org)
  • The recently identified, globally predominant SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (BA.1) is highly transmissible, even in fully vaccinated individuals, and causes attenuated disease compared with other major viral variants recognized to date 1 - 7 . (biorxiv.org)
  • The mainstay of conventional therapy is multiagent chemotherapy tailored to the histologic subtype and the clinical stage of disease. (medscape.com)
  • They are defined as clinical syndromes involving nonmetastatic systemic effects that accompany malignant disease. (medscape.com)
  • The clinical characteristics and disease evolution seem to be similar to those observed in Guillain‑Barré syndrome secondary to other etiologies. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • In order to recognize vaccine associated disease enhancement, it is therefore necessary to have a clear understanding of the clinical presentation and usual course of the natural disease. (cov19longhaulfoundation.org)
  • Clinical studies show that depletion of B cells reduces disease burden in both relapsing-remitting and progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • In addition, EBV potentially interacts with both genetic and other environmental factors to increase susceptibility and disease severity of MS. This review examines the role of EBV in MS pathophysiology and summarizes the recent clinical and radiological findings, with a focus on B-cells and in vivo imaging. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Due to their clinical and genetic heterogeneity, mitochondrial diseases are often a diagnostic challenge. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The disease features of SURF1 deficiency are not widely recognized by paediatricians and a clear understanding of the clinical continuum of the disease is important to improve diagnosis of this condition. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the causes, risk factors, clinical signs, diagnosis, and prevention of FIP, shedding light on this enigmatic feline disease. (fipdoctor.com)
  • Clinical characteristics of steroid-responsive but dependent chronic graft-versus-host disease: a multicenter retrospective analysis. (u-tokyo-hemat.com)
  • Given the tremendous promise of regenerative medicine to enhance human health and treat disease, Congress included a provision in the 21st Century Cures Act to support a Regenerative Medicine Innovation Project ($30 million distributed over FY17 through FY20) for the funding of clinical research to further the field of regenerative medicine (RM) using adult stem cells, including autologous, non-autologous use as well as eligible induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). (nih.gov)
  • Mutations in ATLs are linked to human disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Research has identified a number of mutations that correspond to the disease phenotype, including the ATL3 Y192C disease mutation that is equivalent to the Y196C mutation in ATL1. (wikipedia.org)
  • ATL3 HSN mutations affect the protein's fusion cycle by causing aberrant tethering. (wikipedia.org)
  • Recently, two patients with mutations in IREB2 have been identified to be exhibiting early-onset and progressive neurological disease. (nature.com)
  • ADARs have been shown to contribute to disease pathologies by editing of glutamate receptors, editing of serotonin receptors, mutations in ADAR genes, and by other mechanisms, including recently identified regulatory roles in microRNA processing. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Omicron spike (S) protein, with an unusually large number of mutations, is considered the major driver of these phenotypes 3 , 8 . (biorxiv.org)
  • Sterile alpha and toll/interleukin receptor (TIR) motif containing protein 1 (SARM1) is an NAD+ hydrolase and cyclase involved in axonal degeneration. (umassmed.edu)
  • CD45 (LCA, leukocyte common antigen) is a receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) ubiquitously expressed in all nucleated hematopoietic cells, comprising approximately 10% of all surface proteins in lymphocytes. (thermofisher.com)
  • First described in 1848, MM is characterized by a proliferation of malignant plasma cells and a subsequent overabundance of monoclonal paraprotein (M protein). (medscape.com)
  • Nonetheless their association with mitochondrial dysfunction highlights this organelle as an important player during CNS homeostasis and disease. (frontiersin.org)
  • Here, we discuss the importance of these mitochondrial dynamics during neuroinflammation, and how they correlate either with the amelioration or worsening of CNS disease. (frontiersin.org)
  • Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by the dysfunction of the mitochondrial branched-chain 2-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) enzyme complex leading to massive accumulation of branched-chain amino acids and 2-keto acids. (stanford.edu)
  • COX is the fourth complex of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system where sequential electron transfer is coupled to proton pumping by complexes I-IV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Transcription factors are proteins that regulate the transcription of genes, or the production of mRNA from DNA. (biolegend.com)
  • Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a common and highly lethal coronavirus disease of domestic cats. (fipdoctor.com)
  • However, a case fatality rate that ranges from 0.5% to nearly 20% depending on age and other risk factors, and the understanding that SARS-CoV-2 is now a well-adapted human pathogen that will continue to cause disease in susceptible populations, makes the development of an effective vaccine a global priority. (cov19longhaulfoundation.org)
  • The initial studies simply had these children, susceptible to Group A strep disease, eat egg yolks each day. (thehealingsole.com)
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating, inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS), predominantly affecting young adults in their most productive years. (hindawi.com)
  • Several cancers produce proteins that are physiologically expressed in utero by embryonic and fetal cells but not expressed by normal adult cells. (medscape.com)
  • One area of focus is papillary thyroid cancers caused by the RET/PTC3 (RP3) fusion protein. (upenn.edu)
  • Thus, a central spinal cord lesion may cause neurologic deficits in a descending order. (emcrit.org)
  • Thus, diseases affecting the anterior horn of the spinal cord cause flaccid paralysis. (emcrit.org)
  • This may be harder than it sounds, because spinal cord disease is uncommon and not generally high on our list of considerations. (emcrit.org)
  • MSUD management, based on a life-long strict protein restriction with nontoxic amino acids oral supplementation represents an unmet need as it is associated with a poor quality of life, and does not fully protect from acute life-threatening decompensations or long-term neuropsychiatric complications. (stanford.edu)
  • Due to their overly complex pathophysiology, interdisciplinary approaches and breakthrough science are highly needed to unravel disease mechanisms, and thus developing effective new therapies. (frontiersin.org)
  • Central Nervous System (CNS) Viral Seeding by Mature Monocytes and Potential Therapies To Reduce CNS Viral Reservoirs in the cART Era. (academictree.org)
  • In particular, the advent of human embryonic stem cells followed by reprograming technologies for generation of induced pluripotent stem cells have instigated studies into modeling human brain development and disease by providing a means to simulate a human tissue otherwise completely or largely inaccessible to researchers. (ehu.eus)
  • According to the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), therapeutic nucleic acids (TNAs) are a subset of nucleic acids that are closely related compounds used to cure disease through the sequence-specific recognition of endogenous nucleic acids. (gii.tw)
  • In particular, due to the limited regenerative capacity of the adult nervous system, the therapeutic potential of stem cells has opened up new perspectives for development of treatment strategies for brain repair after injury or disease. (ehu.eus)
  • However, VHH have not been widely used in the central nervous system (CNS), as it is hard to reach therapeutic levels, both because of their restricted blood-brain-barrier penetration and their apparent rapid clearance from the parenchyma. (biorxiv.org)
  • These results constitute a novel therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative diseases, which is applicable to a range of CNS disease targets. (biorxiv.org)
  • She is currently Research Scientist at Stanford University, where she is developing innovative cell therapy approaches to address neuropathic lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) using hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and genome editing. (stanford.edu)
  • IConquerMS is a patient driven research project designed to use data collected from thousands of patients to compile information about those patients' disease history, treatment experiences, and family background so that researchers can glean new insights into the wild world of multiple sclerosis. (wheelchairkamikaze.com)
  • Non-viral vectors are synthetic, which gives them a unique flexibility to be customized for use from a range of different compounds, such as lipids and proteins. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • The use of viral vectors to deliver foreign genes to the brain is highly logical states in the human brain (Eng et al. (lu.se)
  • There are a number of hypothesized that regulating the transgene with a GFAP promoter in a different vectors that transduce cells in the brain in a slightly different viral vector would give rise to a high transgenic expression in the manner (for a review see, e.g. (lu.se)
  • family Rhabdoviridae , genus Perhabdovirus ), leading to the central nervous system (CNS) signs of loss of equilibrium and aberrant swimming behavior and to higher mortality ( 2 , 6 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 5 kb) genes in the retina for treating Stargardt disease and Usher Syndrome type I B, both of which cause untreatable forms of blindness. (stanford.edu)
  • In the terminal disease stage, loss of APP caused pleiotropic differential expression of the vast majority of cytokines evaluated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The most commonly used systems are based on a transactivator in combination with a drug, e.g. the tetracycline-regulated system. (lu.se)
  • Frequently and variably, other symptoms occur involving numerous body systems, and chronic pain is very common. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, in the absence of these finely tuned regulatory loops, the coordination is broken and chronic neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases may occur. (frontiersin.org)
  • The key factors driving the growth of the global nucleic acid therapeutics CDMO market include the growing demand for nucleic acid therapeutics applications to treat chronic and genetic diseases, manufacturing advancement for producing nucleic acid by CDMO (a contract development and manufacturing organization), increasing FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approvals of nucleic acid therapeutics, and increasing investment for the expansion of CDMO manufacturing units. (gii.tw)
  • In contrast, non-Hodgkin lymphoma is best regarded as a systemic disease, because of the unique anatomy of the lymphoid system and because of the physiology of lymphoid cells, which tend to migrate whether they are normal or malignant. (medscape.com)
  • RUNX1 was first identified as a RUNX1-ETO fusion protein in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is frequently mutated in AML and myelodysplastic syndrome due to chromosomal translocation. (biolegend.com)
  • 1. The cell biology of MHC class I-restricted antigen processing and presentation: My laboratory continues to explore the forces that drive the extremely rapid MHC class I-restricted presentation of both cytosolic and endoplasmic reticulum-targeted proteins, and how differential processing could impact both the induction and effector phases of CD8+ T cell responses. (upenn.edu)