MicroRNAs have been demonstrated as key regulators of gene expression in the etiology of a range of diseases including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recently, we identified miR-483-5p as the most upregulated miRNA amongst a panel of miRNAs in blood plasma specific to prodromal, early-stage Alzheimer’s disease patients. Here, we investigated the functional role of miR-483-5p in AD pathology. Using TargetScan and miR...
Inhibition of spindle microtubule (MT) dynamics has been effectively used in cancer treatment. Although the mechanisms by which MT poisons elicit mitotic arrest are fairly understood, efforts are still needed towards elucidating how cancer cells respond to antimitotic drugs owing to cytotoxicity and resistance side effects. Here, we identified the critical G2/M transcription factor Forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) as a ...
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Natalizumab (NTZ) is very effective for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), its use is mainly limited by safety issues. Discontinuation of NTZ is associated with recurrence of disease activity (reactivation and rebound). The best strategy for subsequent therapy and the predictive factors for recurrence in such patients are areas of active research. We aimed to evalua...
Objectives: Natalizumab (NTZ) is very effective for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), its use is mainly limited by safety issues. Discontinuation of NTZ is associated with recurrence of disease activity (reactivation and rebound). The best strategy for subsequent therapy and the predictive factors for recurrence in such patients are areas of active research. We aimed to evaluate predic...
Aneuploidy, an abnormal chromosome number, has been linked to aging and age-associated diseases, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Here we show, through direct live-cell imaging of young, middle-aged, and old-aged primary human dermal fibroblasts, that aneuploidy increases with aging due to general dysfunction of the mitotic machinery. Increased chromosome mis-segregation in elderly mitoti...