The amyloid cascade hypothesis: an updated critical review

KP Kepp, NK Robakis, PF Høilund-Carlsen, SL Sensi… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Results from recent clinical trials of antibodies that target amyloid-β (Aβ) for Alzheimer's
disease have created excitement and have been heralded as corroboration of the amyloid …

Role of catalase in oxidative stress‐and age‐associated degenerative diseases

A Nandi, LJ Yan, CK Jana, N Das - Oxidative medicine and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive species produced in the cell during normal cellular metabolism can chemically
react with cellular biomolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, thereby causing …

Accumulation of amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragments triggers mitochondrial structure, function, and mitophagy defects in Alzheimer's disease models and …

L Vaillant-Beuchot, A Mary, R Pardossi-Piquard… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Several lines of recent evidence indicate that the amyloid precursor protein-derived C-
terminal fragments (APP-CTFs) could correspond to an etiological trigger of Alzheimer's …

Brain-targeted drug delivery by manipulating protein corona functions

Z Zhang, J Guan, Z Jiang, Y Yang, J Liu, W Hua… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Protein corona presents a major obstacle to bench-to-bedside translation of targeted drug
delivery systems, severely affecting targeting yields and directing unfavorable …

Inconsistencies and controversies surrounding the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease

GP Morris, IA Clark, B Vissel - Acta neuropathologica communications, 2014 - Springer
The amyloid hypothesis has driven drug development strategies for Alzheimer's disease for
over 20 years. We review why accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers is generally …

Implications of peptide assemblies in amyloid diseases

PC Ke, MA Sani, F Ding, A Kakinen, I Javed… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Neurodegenerative disorders and type 2 diabetes are global epidemics compromising the
quality of life of millions worldwide, with profound social and economic implications. Despite …

Amyloid precursor protein processing and Alzheimer's disease

RJ O'brien, PC Wong - Annual review of neuroscience, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia worldwide, is characterized by the
accumulation of the β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) within the brain along with hyperphosphorylated …

Neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury: opportunities for therapeutic intervention

A Kumar, DJ Loane - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2012 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity
worldwide, yet despite extensive efforts to develop neuroprotective therapies for this …

Islet amyloid polypeptide, islet amyloid, and diabetes mellitus

P Westermark, A Andersson… - Physiological …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, or amylin) is one of the major secretory products of β-cells of
the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. It is a regulatory peptide with putative function both …

The amyloid cascade-inflammatory hypothesis of Alzheimer disease: implications for therapy

PL McGeer, EG McGeer - Acta neuropathologica, 2013 - Springer
The amyloid cascade hypothesis is widely accepted as the centerpiece of Alzheimer
disease (AD) pathogenesis. It proposes that abnormal production of beta amyloid protein …