Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) is a protein kinase involved in neuronal homeostasis and development critical for neuronal survival. Besides, its deregulation is linked to neurodegenerative pathologies such as Alzheimer's ...
Gender inequality across the world has been associated with a higher risk to mental health problems and lower academic achievement in women compared to men. We also know that the brain is shaped by nurturing and adverse ...
Martire-Greco, Daiana; La Greca, Alejandro; Castillo Montañez, Luis; Biani, María Celeste; Lombardi, Antonella; Birnberg-Weiss, Federico; Norris, Alessandra; Sacerdoti, Flavia; Amaral, María Marta; Rodrigues-Rodriguez, Nahuel; Pittaluga, Jose Ramón; Furmento, Verónica Alejandra; Landoni, Verónica Inés; Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel; Luzzani, Carlos Daniel; Fernández, Gabriela Cristina(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023-04-11)
Background : Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be activated by different bacterial toxins. Lipopolysaccharides and Shiga Toxin (Stx) are the main toxins necessary for hemolytic uremic syndrome development. The main etiological ...
Iron deficiency (ID) has been shown to affect central nervous system (CNS) development and induce hypomyelination. Previous work from our laboratory in a gestational ID model showed that both oligodendrocyte (OLG) and ...
Pérez Sosa, Camilo; Pérez, Maximiliano S.; Vallejo Janeta, Alexander Paolo; Bhansali, Shekhar; Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel; Lerner, Betiana(MDPI, 2024-02-19)
Gene editing tools have triggered a revolutionary transformation in the realms of cellular and molecular physiology, serving as a fundamental cornerstone for the evolution of disease models and assays in cell culture ...
Pagnotta, Priscila; Gantov, Mariana; Fletcher, Sabrina; Lombardi, Antonella; Crosbie, María Lujan; Santiso, Natalia; Ursino, Anabela; Frascarolli, Celeste; Amato, Alicia; Dreszman, Rubén; Calvo, Juan Carlos; Toneatto, Judith(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2023-04-26)
Background: Stromal adipocytes and tumor breast epithelial cells undergo a mutual metabolic adaptation within tumor microenvironment. Therefore, browning and lipolysis occur in cancer associated adipocytes (CAA). However, ...
Background: miR-137 is a microRNA involved in brain development, regulating neurogenesis and neuronal maturation. Genome-wide association studies have implicated miR-137 in schizophrenia risk but do not explain its involvement ...
Amorós Morales, Leslie C.; Marchesini, Abril; Gómez Bergna, Santiago M.; García Fallit, Matías; Tongiani, Silvana E.; Vásquez, Larisa; Ferrelli, María Leticia; Videla Richardson, Guillermo Agustín; Candolfi, Marianela; Romanowski, Víctor; Pidre, Matías L.(MDPI, 2023-09-23)
Baculoviruses are insect-specific pathogens widely used in biotechnology. In particular, the Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) has been exploited as a platform for bio-inputs production. This is why the ...
Purpose: De novo synthesis of cholesterol and its rate-limiting enzyme, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutharyl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), is deregulated in tumors and critical for tumor cell survival and proliferation. However, ...
Marquez, Agostina B.; Vicente, Josefina; Castro, Eliana; Vota, Daiana; Rodríguez Varela, María Soledad; Lanza Castronuovo, Priscila A.; Fuentes, Giselle M.; Parise, Alejandro R.; Romorini, Leonardo; Alvarez, Diego E.; Bueno, Carlos A.; Ramirez, Cristina L.; Alaimo, Agustina; García, Cybele C.(Mary Ann Liebert, 2023-09-08)
Introduction: Cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-psychoactive cannabinoid of the Cannabis sativa plant, is a powerful antioxidant compound that in recent years has increased interest due to causes effects in a wide range of ...
Humanin (HN) is a mitochondrial-derived peptide with robust cytoprotective effects in many cell types. Although the administration of HN analogs has been proposed to treat degenerative diseases, its role in the pathogenesis ...
Brain states are frequently represented using a unidimensional scale measuring the richness of subjective experience (level of consciousness). This description assumes a mapping between the high-dimensional space of ...
Hönig, Guillermo; Daray, Federico M.; Rodante, Demián; Drucaroff, Lucas Javier; Gutiérrez, María Laura; Lenze, Mariela; García Bournissen, Facundo; Wikinski, Silvia(Sage, 2023-06-28)
Background: Between 25% and 50% of patients suffering from treatment-resistant schizophrenia fail to achieve a clinical response with clozapine. The rapid identification and treatment of this subgroup of patients represents ...
Domínguez, Luciana M.; Bueloni, Bárbara; Cantero, María José; Albornoz, Milagros; Pacienza, Natalia; Biani, María Celeste; Luzzani, Carlos Daniel; Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel; García, Mariana; Atorrasagasti Fernández, María Catalina; Yannarelli, Gustavo; Bayo, Juan; Fiore, Esteban; Mazzolini, Guillermo(MDPI, 2023-05-31)
New therapeutic options for liver cirrhosis are needed. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as a promising tool for delivering therapeutic factors in regenerative medicine. Our aim ...
Amondarain, Mikele; Gallego, Idoia; Puras, Gustavo; Saenz-Del-Burgo, Laura; Luzzani, Carlos Daniel; Pedraz, José Luis(Elsevier, 2023-06-09)
Exosome-based strategies constitute a promising tool for therapeutics, avoiding potential immunogenic and tumorigenic side-effects of cell therapies. However, the collection of a suitable exosome pool, and the need for ...
Amín, Guadalupe; Castañeda, Sheila; Zabalegui, Federico; Belli, Carolina; Atorrasagasti Fernández, María Catalina; Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel; Moro, Lucía Natalia(Elsevier, 2023-06-25)
The arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an inherited heart muscle disease characterized by the progressive replacement of contractile myocardium by fibro-fatty adipose tissue, that generates ventricular arrhythmias and ...
Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) line INEUi001-A was reprogrammed from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) using the lentiviral-hSTEMCCA-loxP vector. PBMCs were obtained from a 75- year-old female ALS/FTD ...
Rojas, Juan Ignacio; Pappolla, Agustín; Patrucco, Liliana; Cristiano, Edgardo; Miguez, Jimena; Liwacki, Susana; Tkachuk, Verónica A.; Balbuena Aguirre, María Eugenia; Vrech, Carlos; Deri, Norma; Correale, Jorge; Marrodán, Mariano; Ysrraelit, María Célica; Fiol, Marcela Paula; Leguizamon, Felisa; Luetic, Geraldine G.; Menichini, María Laura; López, Pablo Adrián; Pettinicchi, Juan Pablo; Criniti, Juan(Springer-Verlag Italia, 2022-09-27)
The objective was to evaluate time to reach an EDSS of 4, 6, and 7 in NMOSD and MOGAD patients included in the Argentinean MS and NMOSD registry (RelevarEM, NCT 03,375,177).
Methods: NMOSD patients diagnosed according ...