Estrogen treatment improves spatial learning in APP+ PS1 mice but does not affect beta amyloid accumulation and plaque formation

T Heikkinen, G Kalesnykas, A Rissanen, T Tapiola… - Experimental …, 2004 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of ovariectomy (OVX) and 17β-estradiol (0.18 mg per pellet)
treatment on spatial learning and memory, hippocampal beta amyloid (Aβ) levels, and …

Reduction of β-amyloid and γ-secretase by calorie restriction in female Tg2576 mice

MJ Schafer, MJ Alldred, SH Lee, ME Calhoun… - Neurobiology of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Research indicates that female risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) is greater than
that of males. Moderate reduction of calorie intake, known as calorie restriction (CR) …

Sex differences in cognitive resilience in preclinical autosomal‐dominant Alzheimer's disease carriers and non‐carriers: baseline findings from the API ADAD …

C Vila‐Castelar, PN Tariot, KM Sink… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Females may have greater susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease (AD)‐
pathology. We examined the effect of sex on pathology, neurodegeneration, and memory in …

Age-and sex-associated glucose metabolism decline in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

C Gherardelli, P Cisternas… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a high etiological and clinical
heterogeneity, which has obscured the diagnostic and treatment efficacy, as well as limited …

Characterization of the chromatin accessibility in an Alzheimer's disease (AD) mouse model

Y Wang, X Zhang, Q Song, Y Hou, J Liu, Y Sun… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background The pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) involve alterations in
the expression of numerous genes associated with transcriptional levels, which are …

17α-estradiol attenuates neuron loss in ovariectomized Dtg AβPP/PS1 mice

KF Manaye, JS Allard, S Kalifa… - Journal of …, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Quantitative microanalysis of brains from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) find
neuronal loss and neuroinflammation in structures that control cognitive function. Though …

Sex differences in autophagy contribute to female vulnerability in Alzheimer's disease

EE Congdon - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, with over 5. 4 million cases
in the US alone (Alzheimer's Association,). Clinically, AD is defined by the presence of …

APOE4 genotype exacerbates the impact of menopause on cognition and synaptic plasticity in APOE‐TR mice

MG Pontifex, A Martinsen, RNM Saleh… - The FASEB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of sex and menopausal status in Alzheimer's disease remains understudied
despite increasing evidence of greater female risk, particularly in APOE4 carriers. Utilizing …

Characterization of a 3xTg‐AD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease with the senescence accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) background

J Virgili, M Lebbadi, C Tremblay, I St‐Amour… - Synapse, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
No model fully recapitulates the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although the
triple‐transgenic mouse model of AD (3xTg‐AD) expresses Aβ plaques and tau‐laden …

[HTML][HTML] Age, sex and Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study of 3xTg-AD mice reveals sex-specific disease trajectories and inflammatory responses mirrored in …

AJ Barber, CL Del Genio, AB Swain… - Alzheimer's …, 2024 - alzres.biomedcentral.com
Aging and sex are major risk factors for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Compared to men, women experience worse neuropathological burden and cognitive …