Mark P. Mattson

Publication List Details

Period

1982 - 2009

Number

77

Co-Authors

Self-renewal and differentiation capabilities are variable between human embryonic stem cell lines I3, I6 and BG01V (2009)

Tavakoli, Tahereh, Xu, Xiangru, Derby, Eric, Serebryakova, Yevgeniya, Reid, Yvonne, Rao, Mahendra S, ...

Abstract Background A unique and essential property of embryonic stem cells is the ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell lineages. However, the possible differences in...

Pivotal role for beta-1 integrin in neurovascular remodelling after ischemic stroke (2009)

Lathia, Justin D., Chigurupati, Srinivasulu, Thundyil, John, Selvaraj, Pradeep K., Mughal, Mohamed R., Woodruff, Trent M., ...

[beta]1 integrin is a cell surface molecule that is critical for endothelial cell adhesion, migration and survival during angiogenesis. In the present study we employed in vivo and in vitro models to...

Age and energy intake interact to modify cell stress pathways and stroke outcome (2009)

Thiruma V. Arumugam, Terry M. Phillips, Aiwu Cheng, Christopher H. Morrell, Mark P. Mattson, Ruiqian Wan

Age and excessive energy intake/obesity are risk factors for cerebrovascular disease, but it is not known if and how these factors affect the extent of brain damage and outcome in ischemic stroke. We...

Cell-extracellular matrix interactions regulate neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (2008)

Ma, Wu, Tavakoli, Tara, Derby, Eric, Serebryakova, Yevgeniya, Rao, Mahendra S, Mattson, Mark P

Abstract Background Interactions of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM) are critical for the establishment and maintenance of stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. However, the ECM is a...

XRCC1 protects against the lethality of induced oxidative DNA damage in nondividing neural cells (2008)

Kulkarni, Avanti, McNeill, Daniel R., Gleichmann, Marc, Mattson, Mark P., Wilson, David M.

XRCC1 is a critical scaffold protein that orchestrates efficient single-strand break repair (SSBR). Recent data has found an association of XRCC1 with proteins causally linked to human...

Gene expression atlas of the mouse central nervous system: impact and interactions of age, energy intake and gender (2007)

Xu, Xiangru, Zhan, Ming, Duan, Wenzhen, Prabhu, Vinayakumar, Brenneman, Randall, Wood, William, ...

Abstract Background The structural and functional complexity of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) is organized and modified by complicated molecular signaling processes that are poorly...

AGEMAP: A Gene Expression Database for Aging in Mice (2007)

Jacob M. Zahn, Suresh Poosala, Art B. Owen, Donald K. Ingram, Ana Lustig, Arnell Carter, ...

We present the AGEMAP (Atlas of Gene Expression in Mouse Aging Project) gene expression database, which is a resource that catalogs changes in gene expression as a function of age in mice. The AGEMAP...

AGEMAP: a gene expression database for aging in mice (2007)

Jacob M. Zahn, Suresh Poosala, Art B. Owen, Donald Ingram, Ana Lustig, Arnell Carter, ...

We present the AGEMAP gene expression database, which is a resource that catalogs changes in gene expression as a function of age in mice. The AGEMAP database includes expression changes for 8,932...

Defective DNA base excision repair in brain from individuals with Alzheimer's disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (2007)

Weissman, Lior, Jo, Dong-Gyu, Sørensen, Martin M., Markesbery, William R., Mattson, Mark P., ...

Oxidative stress is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and increased oxidative DNA damage has been observed in brain tissue from AD patients. Base excision repair...

Reduced energy intake: the secret to a long and healthy life? (2007)

Bronwen Martin, Erin Golden, Josephine M Egan, Mark P Mattson, Stuart Maudsley

Reduced energy intake, or caloric restriction (CR), is known to extend life-span and to retard age-related health decline in a myriad of species, including nematode worms, flies, fish, mice and rats....

Genome wide profiling of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), their derivatives and embryonal carcinoma cells to develop base profiles of U.S. Federal government approved hESC lines (2006)

Liu, Ying, Shin, Soojung, Zeng, Xianmin, Zhan, Ming, Gonzalez, Rodolfo, Mueller, Franz-Josef, ...

Abstract Background In order to compare the gene expression profiles of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines and their differentiated progeny and to monitor feeder contaminations, we have examined...

Transcriptome coexpression map of human embryonic stem cells (2006)

Li, Huai, Liu, Ying, Shin, Soojung, Sun, Yu, Loring, Jeanne F, Mattson, Mark P, ...

Abstract Background Human embryonic stem (ES) cells hold great promise for medicine and science. The transcriptome of human ES cells has been studied in detail in recent years. However, no systematic...

Mutant SPTLC1 dominantly inhibits serine palmitoyltransferase activity in vivo and confers an age-dependent neuropathy (2005)

McCampbell, Alexander, Truong, David, Broom, Daniel C., Allchorne, Andrew, Gable, Ken, Cutler, Roy G., ...

Mutations in enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism and trafficking cause a variety of neurological disorders, but details of the molecular pathophysiology remain obscure. SPTLC1 encodes one...

Mutant SPTLC1 dominantly inhibits serine palmitoyltransferase activity in vivo and confers an age-dependent neuropathy (2005)

McCampbell, Alexander, Truong, David, Broom, Daniel C., Allchorne, Andrew, Gable, Ken, Cutler, Roy G., ...

Mutations in enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism and trafficking cause a variety of neurological disorders, but details of the molecular pathophysiology remain obscure. SPTLC1 encodes one...

Estrogen protects against the synergistic toxicity by HIV proteins, methamphetamine and cocaine (2001)

Turchan, Jadwiga, Anderson, Caroline, Hauser, Kurt F, Sun, Qinmiao, Zhang, Jiayou, Liu, Ying, ...

Abstract Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection continues to increase at alarming rates in drug abusers, especially in women. Drugs of abuse can cause long-lasting damage to the...

Neurotrophic Factors Protect Cortical Synaptic Terminals Against Amyloid- and Oxidative Stress-induced Impairment of Glucose Transport, Glutamate Transport and Mitochondrial Function (2000)

Guo, Zhi Hong, Mattson, Mark P.

Previous studies have shown that several different neurotrophic factors can prevent death of cortical and hippocampal neurons induced by excitotoxic and oxidative insults in cell culture and in vivo....

Signaling Pathways for Ecdysteroid Hormone Synthesis in Crustacean Y-organs (1999)

SPAZIANI, EUGENE, MATTSON, MARK P., WANG, WENAN L., MCDOUGALL, HEATHER E.

The Y-organs of crustaceans secrete steroid hormones (ecdysteroids) which are responsible for molting and regeneration. The Y-organs in turn are controlled (negatively) by the eyestalk peptide,...

Calcium regulation of neurite elongation and growth cone motility (1987)

Mark P. Mattson, Stanley B. Kater

Neurite outgrowth from isolated, identified molluscan (He/i-soma frivolvis) neurons in culture can be suppressed by neurotransmitters and electrical activity, both of which in-crease intraneuronal...

Calbindin D28k blocks the proapoptotic actions of mutant presenilin 1: Reduced oxidative stress and preserved mitochondrial function

Guo, Qing, Christakos, Sylvia, Robinson, Nic, Mattson, Mark P.

Mutations in the presenilin 1 (PS-1) gene account for many cases of early-onset autosomal dominant inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease. Recent findings suggest that PS-1 mutations may sensitize...

Neurotrophic factors [activity-dependent neurotrophic factor (ADNF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)] interrupt excitotoxic neurodegenerative cascades promoted by a PS1 mutation

Guo, Qing, Sebastian, Lois, Sopher, Bryce L., Miller, Miles W., Glazner, Gordon W., Ware, Carol B., ...

Although an excitotoxic mechanism of neuronal injury has been proposed to play a role in chronic neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, and neurotrophic factors have been put...

Wild-type and mutated presenilins 2 trigger p53-dependent apoptosis and down-regulate presenilin 1 expression in HEK293 human cells and in murine neurons

Alves Da Costa, Cristine, Paitel, Erwan, Mattson, Mark P., Amson, Robert, Telerman, Adam, Ancolio, Karine, ...

Presenilins 1 and 2 are two homologous proteins that, when mutated, account for most early onset Alzheimer's disease. Several lines of evidence suggest that, among various functions, presenilins...

Effects of cerebral ischemia in mice deficient in Persephin

Tomac, Andreas C., Agulnick, Alan D., Haughey, Norman, Chang, Chen-Fu, Zhang, Yajun, Bäckman, Cristina, ...

Persephin (Pspn), a recently cloned member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily (TGF-β) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) subfamily, is distributed throughout the...

Dietary restriction normalizes glucose metabolism and BDNF levels, slows disease progression, and increases survival in huntingtin mutant mice

Duan, Wenzhen, Guo, Zhihong, Jiang, Haiyang, Ware, Melvin, Li, Xiao-Jiang, Mattson, Mark P.

In addition to neurological deficits, Huntington's disease (HD) patients and transgenic mice expressing mutant human huntingtin exhibit reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor,...

Intermittent fasting dissociates beneficial effects of dietary restriction on glucose metabolism and neuronal resistance to injury from calorie intake

Anson, R. Michael, Guo, Zhihong, De Cabo, Rafael, Iyun, Titilola, Rios, Michelle, Hagepanos, Adrienne, ...

Dietary restriction has been shown to have several health benefits including increased insulin sensitivity, stress resistance, reduced morbidity, and increased life span. The mechanism remains...

Involvement of oxidative stress-induced abnormalities in ceramide and cholesterol metabolism in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease

Cutler, Roy G., Kelly, Jeremiah, Storie, Kristin, Pedersen, Ward A., Tammara, Anita, Hatanpaa, Kimmo, ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related disorder characterized by deposition of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) and degeneration of neurons in brain regions such as the hippocampus, resulting in...

Neuroprotective effects of gelsolin during murine stroke

Endres, Matthias, Fink, Klaus, Zhu, Jinmin, Stagliano, Nancy E., Bondada, Vimala, Geddes, James W., ...

Increased Ca2+ influx through activated N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCC) is a major determinant of cell injury following brain ischemia. The activity...

Involvement of Notch signaling in hippocampal synaptic plasticity

Wang, Yue, Chan, Sic L., Miele, Lucio, Yao, Pamela J., Mackes, Jennifer, Ingram, Donald K., ...

During development of the nervous system, the fate of stem cells is regulated by a cell surface receptor called Notch. Notch is also present in the adult mammalian brain; however, because Notch null...

Prophylactic Activation of Neuroprotective Stress Response Pathways by Dietary and Behavioral Manipulations

Mattson, Mark P., Duan, Wenzhen, Wan, Ruqian, Guo, Zhihong

Summary: It is well established that when most types of cells, including neurons, are exposed to a mild stress they increase their ability to resist more severe stress. This “preconditioning”...

Caloric restriction increases neurotrophic factor levels and attenuates neurochemical and behavioral deficits in a primate model of Parkinson's disease

Maswood, Navin, Young, Jennifer, Tilmont, Edward, Zhang, Zhiming, Gash, Don M., Gerhardt, Greg A., ...

We report that a low-calorie diet can lessen the severity of neurochemical deficits and motor dysfunction in a primate model of Parkinson's disease. Adult male rhesus monkeys were maintained for 6...

Calbindin D28k blocks the proapoptotic actions of mutant presenilin 1: Reduced oxidative stress and preserved mitochondrial function

Guo, Qing, Christakos, Sylvia, Robinson, Nic, Mattson, Mark P.

Mutations in the presenilin 1 (PS-1) gene account for many cases of early-onset autosomal dominant inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease. Recent findings suggest that PS-1 mutations may sensitize...

Neurotrophic factors [activity-dependent neurotrophic factor (ADNF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)] interrupt excitotoxic neurodegenerative cascades promoted by a PS1 mutation

Guo, Qing, Sebastian, Lois, Sopher, Bryce L., Miller, Miles W., Glazner, Gordon W., Ware, Carol B., ...

Although an excitotoxic mechanism of neuronal injury has been proposed to play a role in chronic neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, and neurotrophic factors have been put...

Wild-type and mutated presenilins 2 trigger p53-dependent apoptosis and down-regulate presenilin 1 expression in HEK293 human cells and in murine neurons

Alves Da Costa, Cristine, Paitel, Erwan, Mattson, Mark P., Amson, Robert, Telerman, Adam, Ancolio, Karine, ...

Presenilins 1 and 2 are two homologous proteins that, when mutated, account for most early onset Alzheimer's disease. Several lines of evidence suggest that, among various functions, presenilins...

Effects of cerebral ischemia in mice deficient in Persephin

Tomac, Andreas C., Agulnick, Alan D., Haughey, Norman, Chang, Chen-Fu, Zhang, Yajun, Bäckman, Cristina, ...

Persephin (Pspn), a recently cloned member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily (TGF-β) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) subfamily, is distributed throughout the...

Dietary restriction normalizes glucose metabolism and BDNF levels, slows disease progression, and increases survival in huntingtin mutant mice

Duan, Wenzhen, Guo, Zhihong, Jiang, Haiyang, Ware, Melvin, Li, Xiao-Jiang, Mattson, Mark P.

In addition to neurological deficits, Huntington's disease (HD) patients and transgenic mice expressing mutant human huntingtin exhibit reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor,...

Intermittent fasting dissociates beneficial effects of dietary restriction on glucose metabolism and neuronal resistance to injury from calorie intake

Anson, R. Michael, Guo, Zhihong, De Cabo, Rafael, Iyun, Titilola, Rios, Michelle, Hagepanos, Adrienne, ...

Dietary restriction has been shown to have several health benefits including increased insulin sensitivity, stress resistance, reduced morbidity, and increased life span. The mechanism remains...

Involvement of oxidative stress-induced abnormalities in ceramide and cholesterol metabolism in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease

Cutler, Roy G., Kelly, Jeremiah, Storie, Kristin, Pedersen, Ward A., Tammara, Anita, Hatanpaa, Kimmo, ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related disorder characterized by deposition of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) and degeneration of neurons in brain regions such as the hippocampus, resulting in...

Neuroprotective effects of gelsolin during murine stroke

Endres, Matthias, Fink, Klaus, Zhu, Jinmin, Stagliano, Nancy E., Bondada, Vimala, Geddes, James W., ...

Increased Ca2+ influx through activated N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCC) is a major determinant of cell injury following brain ischemia. The activity...

Involvement of Notch signaling in hippocampal synaptic plasticity

Wang, Yue, Chan, Sic L., Miele, Lucio, Yao, Pamela J., Mackes, Jennifer, Ingram, Donald K., ...

During development of the nervous system, the fate of stem cells is regulated by a cell surface receptor called Notch. Notch is also present in the adult mammalian brain; however, because Notch null...

Prophylactic Activation of Neuroprotective Stress Response Pathways by Dietary and Behavioral Manipulations

Mattson, Mark P., Duan, Wenzhen, Wan, Ruqian, Guo, Zhihong

Summary: It is well established that when most types of cells, including neurons, are exposed to a mild stress they increase their ability to resist more severe stress. This “preconditioning”...

Caloric restriction increases neurotrophic factor levels and attenuates neurochemical and behavioral deficits in a primate model of Parkinson's disease

Maswood, Navin, Young, Jennifer, Tilmont, Edward, Zhang, Zhiming, Gash, Don M., Gerhardt, Greg A., ...

We report that a low-calorie diet can lessen the severity of neurochemical deficits and motor dysfunction in a primate model of Parkinson's disease. Adult male rhesus monkeys were maintained for 6...

Evidence that Par-4 Participates in the Pathogenesis of HIV Encephalitis

Kruman, Inna I., Nath, Avindra, Maragos, William F., Chan, Sic L., Jones, Melina, Rangnekar, Vivek M., ...

Progressive neuronal degeneration in brain regions involved in learning and memory processes is a common occurrence in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We now...

Calorie restriction up-regulates the plasma membrane redox system in brain cells and suppresses oxidative stress during aging

Hyun, Dong-Hoon, Emerson, Scott S., Jo, Dong-Gyu, Mattson, Mark P., De Cabo, Rafael

The plasma membrane (PM) contains redox enzymes that provide electrons for energy metabolism and recycling of antioxidants such as coenzyme Q and α-tocopherol. Brain aging and neurodegenerative...

Defective DNA base excision repair in brain from individuals with Alzheimer's disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Weissman, Lior, Jo, Dong-Gyu, Sørensen, Martin M., Markesbery, William R., Mattson, Mark P., ...

Oxidative stress is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and increased oxidative DNA damage has been observed in brain tissue from AD patients. Base excision repair...

Involvement of Notch Signaling in Wound Healing

Chigurupati, Srinivasulu, Arumugam, Thiruma V., Son, Tae Gen, Lathia, Justin D., Jameel, Shafaq, Mughal, Mohamed R., ...

The Notch signaling pathway is critically involved in cell fate decisions during development of many tissues and organs. In the present study we employed in vivo and cell culture models to elucidate...

AGEMAP: A Gene Expression Database for Aging in Mice

Zahn, Jacob M, Poosala, Suresh, Owen, Art B, Ingram, Donald K, Lustig, Ana, Carter, Arnell, ...

We present the AGEMAP (Atlas of Gene Expression in Mouse Aging Project) gene expression database, which is a resource that catalogs changes in gene expression as a function of age in mice. The AGEMAP...

Pivotal role for neuronal Toll-like receptors in ischemic brain injury and functional deficits

Tang, Sung-Chun, Arumugam, Thiruma V., Xu, Xiangru, Cheng, Aiwu, Mughal, Mohamed R., Jo, Dong Gyu, ...

The innate immune system senses the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms and tissue injury through Toll-like receptors (TLR), a mechanism thought to be limited to immune cells. We now report that...

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) protects the brain against experimental stroke by preventing complement-mediated neuronal cell death

Arumugam, Thiruma V., Tang, Sung-Chun, Lathia, Justin D., Cheng, Aiwu, Mughal, Mohamed R., Chigurupati, Srinivasulu, ...

Stroke is among the three leading causes of death worldwide and the most frequent cause of permanent disability. Brain ischemia induces an inflammatory response involving activated complement...

Gene expression atlas of the mouse central nervous system: impact and interactions of age, energy intake and gender

Xu, Xiangru, Zhan, Ming, Duan, Wenzhen, Prabhu, Vinayakumar, Brenneman, Randall, Wood, William, ...

The transcriptional profiles of five regions of the central nervous system (CNS) of mice varying in age, gender and dietary intake were measured by microarray. The resulting data provide insights...

Neuroprotective Action of Cycloheximide Involves Induction of Bcl-2 and Antioxidant Pathways

Furukawa, Katsutoshi, Estus, Steven, Fu, Weiming, Mark, Robert J., Mattson, Mark P.

The ability of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide (CHX) to prevent neuronal death in different paradigms has been interpreted to indicate that the cell death process requires synthesis of...

Capacitative Calcium Entry Deficits and Elevated Luminal Calcium Content in Mutant Presenilin-1 Knockin Mice

Leissring, Malcolm A., Akbari, Yama, Fanger, Christopher M., Cahalan, Michael D., Mattson, Mark P., LaFerla, Frank M.

Dysregulation of calcium signaling has been causally implicated in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease. Mutations in the presenilin genes (PS1, PS2), the leading cause of autosomal dominant familial...

Conserved and Differential Effects of Dietary Energy Intake on the Hippocampal Transcriptomes of Females and Males

Martin, Bronwen, Pearson, Michele, Brenneman, Randall, Golden, Erin, Keselman, Alex, Iyun, Titilola, ...

The level of dietary energy intake influences metabolism, reproductive function, the development of age-related diseases, and even cognitive behavior. Because males and females typically play...

Viewpoint: Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Potential of Neurohormetic Phytochemicals

Mattson, Mark P., Son, Tae Gen, Camandola, Simonetta

The nervous system is of fundamental importance in the adaptive (hormesis) responses of organisms to all types of stress, including environmental “toxins”. Phytochemicals present in vegetables...

XRCC1 protects against the lethality of induced oxidative DNA damage in nondividing neural cells

Kulkarni, Avanti, McNeill, Daniel R., Gleichmann, Marc, Mattson, Mark P., Wilson, David M.

XRCC1 is a critical scaffold protein that orchestrates efficient single-strand break repair (SSBR). Recent data has found an association of XRCC1 with proteins causally linked to human...

Gonadal Transcriptome Alterations in Response to Dietary Energy Intake: Sensing the Reproductive Environment

Martin, Bronwen, Pearson, Michele, Brenneman, Randall, Golden, Erin, Wood, William, Prabhu, Vinayakumar, ...

Reproductive capacity and nutritional input are tightly linked and animals' specific responses to alterations in their physical environment and food availability are crucial to ensuring...

Curcumin Stimulates Proliferation of Embryonic Neural Progenitor Cells and Neurogenesis in the Adult Hippocampus*S⃞

Kim, So Jung, Son, Tae Gen, Park, Hee Ra, Park, Mikyung, Kim, Min-Sun, Kim, Hyung Sik, ...

Curcumin is a natural phenolic component of yellow curry spice, which is used in some cultures for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Curcumin has been...

Acute Kidney Injury Leads to Inflammation and Functional Changes in the Brain

Liu, Manchang, Liang, Yideng, Chigurupati, Srinivasulu, Lathia, Justin D., Pletnikov, Mikhail, Sun, Zhaoli, ...

Although neurologic sequelae of acute kidney injury (AKI) are well described, the pathogenesis of acute uremic encephalopathy is poorly understood. This study examined the short-term effect of...

GLP-1 receptor stimulation preserves primary cortical and dopaminergic neurons in cellular and rodent models of stroke and Parkinsonism

Li, Yazhou, Perry, TracyAnn, Kindy, Mark S., Harvey, Brandon K., Tweedie, David, Holloway, Harold W., ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an endogenous insulinotropic peptide secreted from the gastrointestinal tract in response to food intake. It enhances pancreatic islet β-cell proliferation and...

β1 Integrin Maintains Integrity of the Embryonic Neocortical Stem Cell Niche

Loulier, Karine, Lathia, Justin D., Marthiens, Veronique, Relucio, Jenne, Mughal, Mohamed R., Tang, Sung-Chun, ...

IInteractions between laminins and integrin receptors hold neural stem cells in place at the ventricular surface of embryonic brain. Transient disruption leads to abnormal stem cell divisions and...

SDF1α/CXCR4 Signaling, via ERKs and the Transcription Factor Egr1, Induces Expression of a 67-kDa Form of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase in Embryonic Hippocampal Neurons*

Luo, Yongquan, Lathia, Justin, Mughal, Mohammed, Mattson, Mark P.

Stromal cell-derived factor α (SDF1α) and its cognate receptor CXCR4 play an important role in neuronal development in the hippocampus, but the genes directly regulated by SDF1α/CXCR4 signaling...

Numb Endocytic Adapter Proteins Regulate the Transport and Processing of the Amyloid Precursor Protein in an Isoform-dependent Manner: IMPLICATIONS FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE PATHOGENESIS*S⃞

Kyriazis, George A., Wei, Zelan, Vandermey, Miriam, Jo, Dong-Gyu, Xin, Ouyang, Mattson, Mark P., ...

Central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease is the aberrant processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) to generate amyloid β-peptide (Aβ), the principle component of amyloid plaques....

MMP-7 cleaves the NR1 NMDA receptor subunit and modifies NMDA receptor function

Szklarczyk, Arek, Ewaleifoh, Osefame, Beique, Jean-Claude, Wang, Yue, Knorr, David, Haughey, Norman, ...

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent enzymes that play a role in the inflammatory response. These enzymes have been well studied in the context of cancer biology and inflammation....