Neural Cell News Volume 16.28 | Jul 20 2022

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    2022-07-20 | NCN 16.28


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    Vol. 16.28 – 20 July, 2022
    TOP STORY

    RRM2 Enhances MYCN-Driven Neuroblastoma Formation and Acts as a Synergistic Target With CHK1 Inhibition

    Researchers identified ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2 (RRM2) as a candidate dependency factor further supported by growth inhibition upon in vitro knockdown.
    [Science Advances]

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    Therapeutic Functions of Astrocytes To Treat α-Synuclein Pathology in Parkinson’s Disease

    Scientists reported that astrocytes, especially those cultured from the ventral midbrain, showed therapeutic potential to alleviate α-synuclein (α-syn) pathology in multiple in vitro and in vivo α-syn models.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    Sensory Neurons Display Cell-Type-Specific Vulnerability to Loss of Neuron-Glia Interactions

    Using a genetic model of glial cell ablation, the authors found that glial cell loss resulted in transient peripheral nervous system demyelination without overt axonal loss
    [Cell Reports]

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    Exosomal circWDR62 Promotes Temozolomide Resistance and Malignant Progression through Regulation of the miR-370-3p/MGMT Axis in Glioma

    Scientists reported that circWDR62 expression was upregulated in Temozolomide (TMZ)-resistant glioma cells and TMZ-resistant glioma cell-derived exosomes compared with their controls by using high-throughput microarray analysis and quantitative real-time PCR.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    The Effect of Citalopram Treatment on Amyloid-β Precursor Protein Processing and Oxidative Stress in Human hNSC-Derived Neurons

    Investigators used induced pluripotent stem cells derived cortical neuronal cells carrying 3 different PSEN1 mutations, to investigate the effect of treatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Citalopram on Amyloid-β Precursor Protein (AβPP) processing and oxidative stress.
    [Translational Psychiatry]

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    Establishment of Autaptic Culture with Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Astrocytes

    Researchers developed an autaptic culture system containing single neuron cultures grown on microislands of astrocytes.
    [iScience]

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    Combined MEK and JAK/STAT3 Pathway Inhibition Effectively Decreases SHH Medulloblastoma Tumor Progression

    Scientists demonstrated that the MEK inhibitor, selumetinib, decreased human Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma growth while extending survival in mouse models.
    [Communications Biology]

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    A Rationally Identified Panel of MicroRNAs Targets Multiple Oncogenic Pathways To Enhance Chemotherapeutic Effects in Glioblastoma Models

    Researchers studied the effects of different combinations of miRNAs in glioblastoma cells by delivering synthetic miRNAs using clinically compatible PLGA-PEG nanoparticles prior to treatment with temozolomide or doxorubicin.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Impairing Proliferation of Glioblastoma Multiforme with CD44+ Selective Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles

    Investigators reported that uptake alone regulated the levels and signaling activity of the CD44 receptor, decreasing stemness, invasive properties and proliferation of the CD44-tumor initiating cells populations in vitro and in a patient-derived xenograft zebrafish model.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Methods for Culturing Adult CNS Neurons Reveal a CNS Conditioning Effect

    Investigators reported methods for culturing adult central nervous system (CNS) neurons in large numbers and across multiple brain regions for extended time periods.
    [Cell Reports Methods]

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    REVIEWS

    Neural Basis of Prosocial Behavior

    The authors provide a cross-species view of the behavioral manifestations, proximate and ultimate drives, and neural mechanisms of prosocial behaviors.
    [Trends in Neurosciences]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Impel Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase IIa Study Evaluating INP105 to Treat Acute Agitation in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

    Impel Pharmaceuticals announced the first subject has been dosed in a Phase IIa proof-of-concept study of INP105, nasal olanzapine, a widely used atypical, second-generation antipsychotic.
    [Impel Pharmaceuticals]

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