Emerging drugs to reduce abnormal β-amyloid protein in Alzheimer's disease patients

F Panza, D Seripa, V Solfrizzi, BP Imbimbo… - Expert Opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Currently available drugs against Alzheimer's disease (AD) target cholinergic
and glutamatergic neurotransmissions without affecting the underlying disease process …

Anti-amyloid-β protein agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: an update on emerging drugs

M Lozupone, V Solfrizzi, F D'Urso… - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Currently available Alzheimer's disease (AD) therapeutics are only
symptomatic, targeting cholinergic and glutamatergic neurotransmissions. Several putative …

[HTML][HTML] Drug candidates in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease

SY Hung, WM Fu - Journal of biomedical science, 2017 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major form of senile dementia, characterized by progressive
memory and neuronal loss combined with cognitive impairment. AD is the most common …

The role of beta amyloid in Alzheimer's disease: still a cause of everything or the only one who got caught?

G Verdile, S Fuller, CS Atwood, SM Laws… - Pharmacological …, 2004 - Elsevier
The beta amyloid (Aβ) protein is a key molecule in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). The tendency of the Aβ peptide to aggregate, its reported neurotoxicity, and genetic …

Amyloid beta hypothesis in Alzheimer's disease: major culprits and recent therapeutic strategies

D Vijayan, R Chandra - Current Drug Targets, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia and has been a
global concern for several years. Due to the multi-factorial nature of the disease, AD has …

[HTML][HTML] Targets for Disease-Modifying Therapies in Alzheimer's Disease, Including Amyloid β and Tau Protein

DV Parums - … science monitor: international medical journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Current treatments for patients with Alzheimer's disease aim to improve behavioral,
cognitive, and non-cognitive symptoms. There have been no new drug approvals for …

Towards disease-modifying treatment of Alzheimer's disease: drugs targeting β-amyloid

V Frisardi, V Solfrizzi, BP Imbimbo… - Current Alzheimer …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Pathological, genetic, biochemical and pharmacological studies support the hypothesis that
brain accumulation of oligomeric species of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides may cause Alzheimer's …

Disease modifying drugs targeting β-amyloid

SN Ozudogru, CF Lippa - American Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
At this time there are no effective methods to alter the disease course in Alzheimer's disease.
All FDA approved interventions are for symptomatic relief only. However, it is an exciting …

A good marker does not mean a good target for clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease: the amyloid hypothesis questioned

P Modrego, A Lobo - Neurodegenerative disease management, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Many clinical trials have been conducted in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, mainly based
on anti-amyloid drugs. However, the results have not yielded positive results. Ongoing trials …

Amyloid inhibitors and Alzheimer's disease.

W Xia - Current opinion in investigational drugs (London …, 2003 - europepmc.org
Neuritic plaques composed of amyloid beta-protein (A beta) are an early and invariant
neuropathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The current preclinical search for …