The cholinergic system in the pathophysiology and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

H Hampel, MM Mesulam, AC Cuello, MR Farlow… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cholinergic synapses are ubiquitous in the human central nervous system. Their high
density in the thalamus, striatum, limbic system, and neocortex suggest that cholinergic …

Treatment combinations for Alzheimer's disease: current and future pharmacotherapy options

JL Cummings, G Tong… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Although Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the world's leading cause of dementia and the
population of patients with AD continues to grow, no new therapies have been approved in …

[HTML][HTML] Aducanumab: evidence from clinical trial data and controversies

RR Tampi, BP Forester, M Agronin - Drugs in context, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause for dementia worldwide. Until recently,
all approved treatments for AD were symptomatic and not disease modifying. On 7 June …

Systematic review of miRNA as biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease

S Swarbrick, N Wragg, S Ghosh, A Stolzing - Molecular neurobiology, 2019 - Springer
Currently there are 850,000 people with Alzheimer's disease in the UK, with an estimated
rise to 1.1 million by 2025. Alzheimer's disease is characterised by the accumulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Drug treatments in Alzheimer's disease

R Briggs, SP Kennelly, D O'Neill - Clinical medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the significant public health issue that it poses, only five medical treatments have
been approved for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and these act to control symptoms rather than …

Implications of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt (PI3K-Akt) pathway in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

M Kumar, N Bansal - Molecular neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the foremost type of dementia that afflicts considerable morbidity
and mortality in aged population. Several transcription molecules, pathways, and molecular …

Alzheimer's disease pharmacotherapy in relation to cholinergic system involvement

GD Stanciu, A Luca, RN Rusu, V Bild… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease, a major and increasing global health challenge, is an irreversible,
progressive form of dementia, associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning. The …

Revisiting the cholinergic hypothesis in Alzheimer's disease: emerging evidence from translational and clinical research

H Hampel, MM Mesulam, AC Cuello… - The journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Scientific evidence collected over the past 4 decades suggests that a loss of cholinergic
innervation in the cerebral cortex of patients with Alzheimer's disease is an early pathogenic …

Nicotinic ACh receptors as therapeutic targets in CNS disorders

KT Dineley, AA Pandya, JL Yakel - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2015 - cell.com
The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) can regulate neuronal excitability by acting on the
cys-loop cation-conducting ligand-gated nicotinic ACh receptor (nAChR) channels. These …

The effects of arsenic exposure on neurological and cognitive dysfunction in human and rodent studies: a review

CR Tyler, AM Allan - Current environmental health reports, 2014 - Springer
Arsenic toxicity is a worldwide health concern as several millions of people are exposed to
this toxicant via drinking water, and exposure affects almost every organ system in the body …