Prions and neurodegenerative diseases: a focus on Alzheimer's disease

A Crestini, F Santilli, S Martellucci… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Specific protein misfolding and aggregation are mechanisms underlying various
neurodegenerative diseases such as prion disease and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The …

Aβ seeds and prions: How close the fit?

J Rasmussen, M Jucker, LC Walker - Prion, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The prion paradigm is increasingly invoked to explain the molecular pathogenesis of
neurodegenerative diseases involving the misfolding and aggregation of proteins other than …

[HTML][HTML] Protein misfolding and spreading pathology in neurodegenerative diseases

DF Lázaro, A Bellucci, P Brundin… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A common pathological hallmark among different neurodegenerative diseases is the
accumulation of aggregated proteins that might cause cellular dysfunction and, eventually …

Binding between prion protein and Aβ oligomers contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

C Kong, H Xie, Z Gao, M Shao, H Li, R Shi, L Cai… - Virologica Sinica, 2019 - Springer
A plethora of evidence suggests that protein misfolding and aggregation are underlying
mechanisms of various neurodegenerative diseases, such as prion diseases and …

Prion-like mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases

B Frost, MI Diamond - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
Many non-infectious neurodegenerative diseases are associated with the accumulation of
fibrillar proteins. These diseases all exhibit features that are reminiscent of those of …

The cell biology of prion-like spread of protein aggregates: mechanisms and implication in neurodegeneration

M Costanzo, C Zurzolo - Biochemical Journal, 2013 - portlandpress.com
The misfolding and aggregation of specific proteins is a common hallmark of many
neurodegenerative disorders, including highly prevalent illnesses such as Alzheimer's and …

β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer's disease

EC Gunther, SM Strittmatter - Journal of molecular medicine, 2010 - Springer
Prefibrillar oligomers of the β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) are recognized as potential mediators of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology. Deficits in synaptic function, neurotoxicity, and …

Cellular prion protein as a receptor of toxic amyloid-β42 oligomers is important for Alzheimer's disease

Y Zhang, Y Zhao, L Zhang, W Yu, Y Wang… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) include senile plaques induced by
amyloid-β (Aβ) protein deposits, neurofibrillary tangles formed by aggregates of …

Protein misfolding in prion and prion-like diseases: reconsidering a required role for protein loss-of-function

PLA Leighton, WT Allison - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Prion disease research has contributed much toward understanding other
neurodegenerative diseases, including recent demonstrations that Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Prion-like mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease

RH Yin, L Tan, T Jiang, JT Yu - Current Alzheimer Research, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The misfolding and aggregation of specific proteins within nervous system occur in most age-
associated neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). This kind of …