Folia Neuropathologica

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Official journal of the Polish Association of Neuropathologists and M. Mossakowski Medical Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Zawiadamiamy z ogromnym smutkiem, że 10 października 2025 roku, zmarł po wieloletniej chorobie wybitny specjalista w dziedzinie patomorfologii i neuropatologii prof. dr hab. n. med. Janusz Szymaś.

Wieloletni przewodniczący Stowarzyszenia Neuropatologów Polskich oraz członek Polskiego Towarzystwa Patologów. Były Kierownik Pracowni Patomorfologii Neurochirurgicznej Katedry Anatomii Patologicznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Poznaniu. Profesor Janusz Szymaś był autorem wielu prac naukowych oraz pionierem telediagnostyki w Polsce.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Janusz Szymaś, a distinguished specialist in the fields of pathology and neuropathology, on October 10, 2025, after a long illness.

He served for many years as the President of the Association of Polish Neuropathologists and was a member of the Polish Society of Pathologists. He was also the former Head of the Neurosurgical Pathology Laboratory at the Department of Pathological Anatomy of the Poznań University of Medical Sciences.

Professor Janusz Szymaś was the author of numerous scientific publications and a pioneer of telediagnostics in Poland.

Z głębokim żalem zawiadamiamy o nagłej śmierci prof. dr. hab. n. med. Pawła Piotra Liberskiego, wybitnego neurologa i neuropatologa, Członka Stowarzyszenia Neuropatologów Polskich, kierownika Zakładu Patologii Molekularnej i Neuropatologii oraz byłego Prorektora ds. Nauki Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi. Profesor Paweł Liberski był światowej klasy specjalistą w dziedzinie chorób prionowych, autorem ponad 670 publikacji naukowych, promotorem wielu prac doktorskich i habilitacyjnych, cenionym wykładowcą oraz mentorem. Jego dorobek naukowy i wkład w rozwój medycyny pozostaną trwałym śladem w historii polskiej nauki. Łączymy się w bólu z Rodziną i Bliskimi, składając najszczersze wyrazy współczucia.

It is with deep regret that we inform you of the sudden death of Prof. Paweł Piotr Liberski, MD, PhD, an eminent neurologist and neuropathologist, Member of the Association of Polish Neuropathologists, Head of the Department of Molecular Pathology and Neuropathology and former Vice-Rector for Science at the Medical University of Lodz. Professor Paweł Liberski was a world-class specialist in the field of prion diseases, the author of over 670 scientific publications, the supervisor of many doctoral and postdoctoral theses, a valued lecturer and mentor. His scientific achievements and contribution to the development of medicine will remain a permanent trace in the history of Polish science. We join in the pain with the Family and Loved Ones, expressing our sincerest condolences.

1/2022
vol. 60

Review paper

Critical factors responsible for the therapeutic effect of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in central nervous system disorders

Anna Figiel-Dąbrowska, Monika Sypecka, Magdalena Chodkowska, Anna Sarnowska

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 1-9

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114335

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Alterations in the transcriptional profile of genes related to glutamatergic signalling in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. The effect of fingolimod

Grzegorz Sulkowski, Przemysław Leonard Wencel, Beata Dąbrowska-Bouta, Lidia Struzynska, Robert Strosznajder

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 10-23

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114302

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microRNA-146a as a biomarker for transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Aileen I. Pogue, Yuhai Zhao, Walter J. Lukiw

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 24-34

Online publish date: 2022-03-03

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.113561

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Mechanism of RNA-binding protein Lin28 in neuronal ferroptosis after intracerebral haemorrhage

Luqian Feng, Likun Wang, Guofeng Wu

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 35-47

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114101

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The effects of home exercise program on limb-girdle disease: a cohort study

Askeri Turken, Maria Luckas, Vatan Kavak, Ömer Satıcı, Dildan Kavak

Folia Neuropathological 2021; 60 (1): 48-59

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114149

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Correlation between focal lesion sites and language deficits in the acute phase of post-stroke aphasia

Qing-qing Liu, Wei-bo Li, Yue-wen Song, Zhen-biao Zhao, Yan-ning Yan, Yu-hui Yang, Pei-yuan Lv, Yu Yin

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 60-68

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114343

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Effect of 5-HT 1b/1d agonist on ethanol withdrawal syndrome and ethanol withdrawal induced anxiety

Jiarong Tian, Mingzhu Yan, Alok Shiomurti Tripathi, Dunbao Sun

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 69-75

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114058

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Inhibition of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 in neuron cells might enhance the therapeutic effect of leonurine under cholesterol stimulation

Bo Hou, Zhigang Huan, Chao Zhang, Zhiyong Chen, Lingmei Ha, Shengxuan Huang

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 76-91

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114355

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Iduna contributes to the therapeutic effect of DHA in a cell and mouse model of traumatic brain injury via Wnt/MDM2 pathway

Xinyu Shi, Fan Yang, Zhenyu Ge, Zongchun Tang, Kunhu Zhang, Bobo Chen, Hongbin Wang, Jian Hou, Hu Li, Zheng Tang

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 92-104

Online publish date: 2022-02-23

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2021.112567

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Role of dopamine D3 receptors in methamphetamine-induced behavioural sensitization and the characterization of dopamine receptors (D1R–D5R) gene expression in the brain

Hongliang Su, Xiao Wang, Junmei Bai, Yao Fan, Yan Du, Zhiwen Wei, Jiangwei Yan, Keming Yun, Teng Chen

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 105-113

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114021

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Study on the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and rehabilitation of stroke patients

Meixin Li, ChaoJinzi Li, Jingjie He, Xin Zheng

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 114-121

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114347

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Case report

Amino acids levels as a potential biomarker in myasthenia gravis

Piotr Kośliński, Łukasz Rzepiński, Marcin Koba, Marcin Gackowski, Zdzisław Maciejek

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (1): 122-127

Online publish date: 2022-03-04

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114053

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Case report

Primary spinal peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour: a report of 3 cases and review of the literature

Shengyu Cui, Hongyu Zhao

Folia Neuropathol 2021; 60 (1): 128-136

Online publish date: 2022-03-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.114065

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