Transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer disease: developing a better model as a tool for therapeutic interventions

M Kitazawa, R Medeiros… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia among elderly. Currently, no
effective treatment is available for AD. Analysis of transgenic mouse models of AD has …

Overview of transgenic mouse models for Alzheimer's disease

A Myers, P McGonigle - Current protocols in neuroscience, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes several transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a
devastating neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive cognitive decline and is …

Animal models of Alzheimer's disease: preclinical insights and challenges

QQ Xu, W Yang, M Zhong, ZX Lin, NE Gray… - Acta Materia …, 2023 - scienceopen.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), an irreversible neurodegenerative disease that progressively
impairs memory and cognitive judgment, severely affects the quality of life and imposes a …

Modeling Alzheimer's disease with non-transgenic rat models

L Lecanu, V Papadopoulos - Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), for which there is no cure, is the most common form of
dementia in the elderly. Despite tremendous efforts by the scientific community, the AD drug …

Relevance of transgenic mouse models to human Alzheimer disease

DA Morrissette, A Parachikova, KN Green… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
During the past 2 decades, the elucidation of susceptibility and causative genes for
Alzheimer disease as well as proteins involved in the pathogenic process has greatly …

A review of the current mammalian models of Alzheimer's disease and challenges that need to be overcome

NE Mckean, RR Handley, RG Snell - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the looming health crises of the near future. Increasing
lifespans and better medical treatment for other conditions mean that the prevalence of this …

Transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

GA Elder, MA Gama Sosa… - Mount Sinai Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of senile dementia in the United States and
Europe. At present, there is no effective treatment. Given the disease's prevalence and poor …

Modeling Alzheimer's disease in transgenic rats

S Do Carmo, AC Cuello - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2013 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. At the diagnostic stage, the
AD brain is characterized by the accumulation of extracellular amyloid plaques, intracellular …

Selecting a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

J Chin - … Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia: Methods and …, 2011 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and cause of
dementia. Significant strides toward understanding and developing therapies for AD have …

Animal models of Alzheimer disease

FM LaFerla, KN Green - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Significant insights into the function of genes associated with Alzheimer disease and related
dementias have occurred through studying genetically modified animals. Although none of …