Neurotrophic treatment initiated during early postnatal development prevents the Alzheimer-like behavior and synaptic dysfunction

W Wei, Y Liu, CL Dai, N Baazaoui… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by impairments in synaptic plasticity and cognitive performance. Cognitive …

Prenatal to early postnatal neurotrophic treatment prevents Alzheimer-like behavior and pathology in mice

W Wei, Y Wang, Y Liu, CL Dai, YC Tung, F Liu… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of
middle-aged to old individuals. The pathophysiological process of AD is believed to begin …

Disease modifying effect of chronic oral treatment with a neurotrophic peptidergic compound in a triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

SF Kazim, J Blanchard, CL Dai, YC Tung… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Besides the presence of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles,
neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity are markedly impaired in Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Prevention of dendritic and synaptic deficits and cognitive impairment with a neurotrophic compound

N Baazaoui, K Iqbal - Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 2017 - Springer
Background The use of neurotrophic factors to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) is hindered by
their blood–brain barrier impermeability, short half-life, and severe side effects. Peptide 021 …

Prevention of amyloid-β and tau pathologies, associated neurodegeneration, and cognitive deficit by early treatment with a neurotrophic compound

N Baazaoui, K Iqbal - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2017 - content.iospress.com
To date, neither any effective treatment nor prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a major
dementia causing disorder, are available. Herein, we investigated the secondary prevention …

Pharmacologic reversal of neurogenic and neuroplastic abnormalities and cognitive impairments without affecting Aβ and tau pathologies in 3xTg-AD mice

J Blanchard, L Wanka, YC Tung… - Acta …, 2010 - Springer
In addition to the occurrence of numerous neurofibrillary tangles and Aβ plaques,
neurogenesis and neuronal plasticity are markedly altered in Alzheimer disease (AD) …

Elevated tau level in aged rat cerebrospinal fluid reduced by treatment with a neurotrophic compound

S Khatoon, S Chalbot, S Bolognin… - Journal of …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the single major cause of dementia in middle-to old-age
individuals, and, as of yet, no disease-modifying therapeutic drug is available for its …

An experimental rat model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease and rescue of cognitive impairment with a neurotrophic peptide

S Bolognin, J Blanchard, X Wang, G Basurto-Islas… - Acta …, 2012 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is multifactorial and, to date, no single cause of the sporadic form
of this disease, which accounts for over 99% of the cases, has been established. In AD …

Rescue of cognitive-aging by administration of a neurogenic and/or neurotrophic compound

S Bolognin, M Buffelli, J Puoliväli, K Iqbal - Neurobiology of aging, 2014 - Elsevier
Aging is characterized by a progressive decline of cognitive performance, which has been
partially attributed to structural and functional alterations of hippocampus. Importantly, aging …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor protects against tau-related neurodegeneration of Alzheimer's disease

SS Jiao, LL Shen, C Zhu, XL Bu, YH Liu, CH Liu… - Translational …, 2016 - nature.com
Reduced expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has a crucial role in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is characterized with the formation of …