NMDA receptor function during senescence: implication on cognitive performance

A Kumar - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, a family of L-glutamate receptors, play an
important role in learning and memory, and are critical for spatial memory. These receptors …

Resveratrol and neurodegenerative diseases: activation of SIRT1 as the potential pathway towards neuroprotection

M Pallàs, G Casadesús, MA Smith… - Current …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
One of the current problems in medicine research is the development of safe drugs for the
treatment of neurological disorders. Furthermore, there is a close relationship between the …

Hippocampal atrophy as a quantitative trait in a genome-wide association study identifying novel susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease

SG Potkin, G Guffanti, A Lakatos, JA Turner, F Kruggel… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background With the exception of APOE ε4 allele, the common genetic risk factors for
sporadic Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are unknown. Methods and Findings We completed a …

Benzoate, a D-amino acid oxidase inhibitor, for the treatment of early-phase Alzheimer disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

CH Lin, PK Chen, YC Chang, LJ Chuo, YS Chen… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-mediated neurotransmission is vital
for learning and memory. Hypofunction of NMDAR has been reported to play a role in the …

Polyphenols as therapeutic molecules in Alzheimer's disease through modulating amyloid pathways

J Lakey-Beitia, R Berrocal, KS Rao, AA Durant - Molecular neurobiology, 2015 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex and multifactorial neurodegenerative condition. The
complex pathology of this disease includes oxidative stress, metal deposition, formation of …

Early dysregulation of the mitochondrial proteome in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

JL Chou, DV Shenoy, N Thomas, PK Choudhary… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial structural and functional alterations appear to play to an important role in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the present study, we used a quantitative …

Effects of green tea extract on learning, memory, behavior and acetylcholinesterase activity in young and old male rats

T Kaur, CM Pathak, P Pandhi, KL Khanduja - Brain and cognition, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of green tea extract administration on age-related cognition
in young and old male Wistar rats. METHODS: Young and old rats were orally administered …

Long-term treadmill exercise induces neuroprotective molecular changes in rat brain

S Bayod, J Del Valle, AM Canudas… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Exercise enhances general health. However, its effects on neurodegeneration are
controversial, and the molecular pathways in the brain involved in this enhancement are …

The action of polyphenols in diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease: a common agent for overlapping pathologies

AC Silveira, JP Dias, VM Santos… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two prevalent diseases in modern
societies, which are caused mainly by current lifestyle, aging and genetic alterations. It has …

NMDA neurotransmission dysfunction in behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer's disease

YJ Huang, CH Lin, HY Lane… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Dementia has become an all-important disease because the population is aging rapidly and
the cost of health care associated with dementia is ever increasing. In addition to cognitive …