[HTML][HTML] Deep brain stimulation: a potential treatment for dementia in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD)

Q Lv, A Du, XP Wang - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Damage to memory circuits may lead to dementia symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD)
and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). Recently, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been …

5′ UTR CGG repeat expansion in GIPC1 is associated with oculopharyngodistal myopathy

…, J Lu, Y Liu, W Yu, K Qiao, J Lin, S Luo, J Li, A Du… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Oculopharyngodistal myopathy is a late-onset degenerative muscle disorder characterized
by ptosis and weakness of the facial, pharyngeal, and distal limb muscles. A recent report …

[HTML][HTML] MT-ND5 mutation exhibits highly variable neurological manifestations at low mutant load

…, PF Chinnery, G Pierre, E Chronopoulou, A Du… - …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Mutations in the m.13094T>C MT-ND5 gene have been previously described in three cases
of Leigh Syndrome (LS). In this retrospective, international cohort study we identified 20 …

Anti‐inflammatory effects of α7‐nicotinic ACh receptors are exerted through interactions with adenylyl cyclase‐6

…, Y Shen, Y Wang, RS Ostrom, A Du… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Nicotinic ACh receptors containing the α7 sub‐unit (α7‐nAChRs)
suppress inflammation through a wide range of pathways in immune cells. These receptors …

Prevalence and risk factors of white matter lesions in Tibetan patients without acute stroke

…, Y Zhao, S He, L Zhou, C Zhuoga, H Wang, J Xu, A Du… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Studies on the prevalence and risk factors of white matter
lesions (WMLs) in Tibetans living at high altitudes are scarce. We conducted this study to …

The non-syndromic clinical spectrums of mtDNA 3243A> G mutation

X Shen, A Du - Neurosciences Journal, 2021 - nsj.org.sa
The m.3243A >G mutation in the tRNA Leu (UUR) gene (MT-TL1) of the mitochondrial DNA
is the most widely seen pathogenic mtDNA mutation which has major phenotypic variations. …

Heteroplasmy and phenotype spectrum of the mitochondrial tRNALeu (UUR) gene m. 3243A> G mutation in seven Han Chinese families

G Liu, X Shen, Y Sun, Q Lv, Y Li, A Du - Journal of the Neurological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The m.3243A > G mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA Leu (UUR) gene is associated with a
variety of phenotypic heterogeneity. The clinical spectrum and phenotypic-genotypic …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with Alzheimer's disease patients' caregiving status and family caregiving burden in China

Y Li, F Leng, Q Xiong, J Zhou, A Du, F Zhu… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: The increasing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has emerged as a major
challenge worldwide. China as the most populous country in the globe is amid rapid aging …

Adenylyl cyclase 6 activation negatively regulates TLR4 Signaling through lipid raft–mediated endocytosis

W Cai, A Du, K Feng, X Zhao, L Qian… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Proper intracellular localization of TLRs is essential for their signaling and biological function.
Endocytosis constitutes a key step in protein turnover, as well as maintenance of TLR …

Suppression of CHRN endocytosis by carbonic anhydrase CAR3 in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis

A Du, S Huang, X Zhao, K Feng, S Zhang, J Huang… - Autophagy, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction manifested as
fatigable muscle weakness, which is typically caused by pathogenic autoantibodies against …