Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is abundant in neurologically healthy subjects and drops sharply in patients with Alzheimer's disease

…, A Rábano, F Cafini, N Pallas-Bazarra, J Ávila… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
The hippocampus is one of the most affected areas in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) 1. Moreover,
this structure hosts one of the most unique phenomena of the adult mammalian brain, …

[HTML][HTML] Decreased nuclear β‐catenin, tau hyperphosphorylation and neurodegeneration in GSK‐3β conditional transgenic mice

…, P Gómez‐Ramos, MA Morán, R Hen, J Avila - The EMBO …, 2001 - embopress.org
Glycogen synthase kinase‐3β (GSK‐3β) has been postulated to mediate Alzheimer's disease
tau hyperphosphorylation, β‐amyloid‐induced neurotoxicity and presenilin‐1 mutation …

Tauopathies

F Hernández, J Avila - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2007 - Springer
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein predominantly expressed in nerve cells that promote
microtubule assembly and microtubule stabilization. Tau is a cytosolic protein mainly …

[PDF][PDF] Functional recovery of paraplegic rats and motor axon regeneration in their spinal cords by olfactory ensheathing glia

A Ramón-Cueto, MI Cordero, FF Santos-Benito, J Avila - Neuron, 2000 - cell.com
Axonal regeneration in the lesioned mammalian central nervous system is abortive, and this
causes permanent disabilities in individuals with spinal cord injuries. In adult rats, olfactory …

Phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) and its relevance for the regulation of the neuronal cytoskeleton function

C Sánchez, J Dıaz-Nido, J Avila - Progress in neurobiology, 2000 - Elsevier
Neurons, the basic information processing units of the nervous system, are characterized by
a complex polar morphology which is essential for their function. To attain their precise …

Olfactory ensheathing glia: properties and function

A Ramón-Cueto, J Avila - Brain research bulletin, 1998 - Elsevier
The failure of regenerating axons to grow within the adult mammalian central nervous system
(CNS) does not apply to the olfactory bulb (OB). In this structure, normal and transected …

[HTML][HTML] GSK-3β, a pivotal kinase in Alzheimer disease

…, J Jurado, F Hernández, J Ávila - Frontiers in molecular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of age-related dementia. The etiology of
AD is considered to be multifactorial as only a negligible percentage of cases have a familial …

Glycogen synthase kinase 3: a drug target for CNS therapies

…, SL Budd Haeberlein, J Avila - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Glycogen synthase kinase3 (GSK3) is emerging as a prominent drug target in the CNS. The
most exciting of the possibilities of GSK3 lies within the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD…

Spatial learning deficit in transgenic mice that conditionally over‐express GSK‐3β in the brain but do not form tau filaments

F Hernández, J Borrell, C Guaza, J Avila… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Deregulation of glycogen synthase kinase‐3 (GSK‐3) activity in neurones has been postulated
as a key feature in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. This was further supported by …

Glycogen synthase kinase‐3 inhibition is integral to long‐term potentiation

…, T Bliss, SF Cooke, J Avila… - European journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Glycogen synthase kinase‐3 (GSK‐3) is a serine/threonine kinase regulating diverse cellular
functions including metabolism, transcription and cell survival. Numerous intracellular …