Synaptotoxic amyloid-β oligomers: a molecular basis for the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease?

WL Klein - Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2013 - content.iospress.com
The oligomer hypothesis for Alzheimer's disease (AD) was introduced in 1998. It was based
on evidence that oligomers could exist free of amyloid fibrils, that fibril-free oligomer …

A gating mutation in ryanodine receptor type 2 rescues phenotypes of Alzheimer's disease mouse models by upregulating neuronal autophagy

H Zhang, C Knight, SRW Chen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
It is well established that ryanodine receptors (RyanRs) are overactive in Alzheimer's
disease (AD), and it has been suggested that inhibition of RyanR is potentially beneficial for …

Shank3 mutation in a mouse model of autism leads to changes in the S-nitroso-proteome and affects key proteins involved in vesicle release and synaptic function

H Amal, B Barak, V Bhat, G Gong, BA Joughin… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Mutation in the SHANK3 human gene leads to different neuropsychiatric diseases including
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities and Phelan-McDermid syndrome …

The dendritic hypothesis for Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology

JN Cochran, AM Hall, ED Roberson - Brain research bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Converging evidence indicates that processes occurring in and around neuronal dendrites
are central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. These data support the concept of a …

Reduced prevalence of dementia in patients prescribed tacrolimus, sirolimus, or cyclosporine

JD Silva, G Taglialatela… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Background: Evidence suggests patients prescribed calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have a
reduced prevalence of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, this result …

EPPS rescues hippocampus-dependent cognitive deficits in APP/PS1 mice by disaggregation of amyloid-β oligomers and plaques

HY Kim, HV Kim, S Jo, CJ Lee, SY Choi, DJ Kim… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the transition of amyloid-β (Aβ) monomers into
toxic oligomers and plaques. Given that Aβ abnormality typically precedes the development …

A role for calcineurin in Alzheimer's disease

LC Reese, G Taglialatela - Current neuropharmacology, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an incurable age-related neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by profound memory dysfunction. This bellwether symptom suggests …

The emerging role of peptidyl‐prolyl isomerase chaperones in tau oligomerization, amyloid processing, and Alzheimer's disease

LJ Blair, JD Baker, JJ Sabbagh… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Peptidyl‐prolyl cis/trans isomerases (PPI ases), a unique family of molecular chaperones,
regulate protein folding at proline residues. These residues are abundant within intrinsically …

Identifying new substrates and functions for an old enzyme: calcineurin

J Roy, MS Cyert - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in …, 2020 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Biological processes are dynamically regulated by signaling networks composed of protein
kinases and phosphatases. Calcineurin, or PP3, is a conserved phosphoserine …

Protein phosphatases and Alzheimer's disease

SP Braithwaite, JB Stock, PJ Lombroso… - Progress in molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by progressive loss of cognitive function, linked to
marked neuronal loss. Pathological hallmarks of the disease are the accumulation of the …