Roles of tau pathology in the locus coeruleus (LC) in age-associated pathophysiology and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: Potential strategies to protect the LC …

A Satoh, KM Iijima - Brain research, 2019 - Elsevier
The locus coeruleus (LC) is the noradrenaline (norepinephrine, NE)-containing nucleus in
the brainstem and innervates into widespread brain regions. This LC-NE system plays a …

An experimental model of Braak's pretangle proposal for the origin of Alzheimer's disease: the role of locus coeruleus in early symptom development

A Ghosh, SE Torraville, B Mukherjee… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2019 - Springer
Background The earliest brain pathology related to Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
hyperphosphorylated soluble tau in the noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) neurons. Braak …

Lithium engages autophagy for neuroprotection and neuroplasticity: Translational evidence for therapy

S Puglisi-Allegra, G Lazzeri, CL Busceti… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here an overview is provided on therapeutic/neuroprotective effects of Lithium (Li+) in
neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders focusing on the conspicuous action of Li+ …

Monoaminergic system modulation in depression and Alzheimer's disease: a new standpoint?

MG Morgese, L Trabace - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of depression has dramatically increased, and it has been estimated that
over 300 million people suffer from depression all over the world. Depression is highly …

Riddles in the dark: Decoding the relationship between neuromelanin and neurodegeneration in locus coeruleus neurons

AF Iannitelli, D Weinshenker - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) is among the first regions of the brain affected by
pathology in both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), but the reasons …

Locus Coeruleus magnetic resonance imaging: a comparison between native-space and template-space approach

FS Giorgi, N Martini, F Lombardo, A Galgani… - Journal of Neural …, 2022 - Springer
Locus Coeruleus (LC) is the main noradrenergic nucleus of the brain, which is involved in
many physiological functions including cognition; its impairment may be crucial in the …

Alzheimer's disease: An evolving understanding of noradrenergic involvement and the promising future of electroceutical therapies

C Slater, Q Wang - Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses a significant global health concern over the next several
decades. Multiple hypotheses have been put forth that attempt to explain the underlying …

The role of Locus Coeruleus in neuroinflammation occurring in Alzheimer's disease

FS Giorgi, LF Saccaro, A Galgani, CL Busceti… - Brain Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) represents the main degenerative dementia. Its neuropathological
hallmarks are β-amyloid plaques (APs) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT), which lead to …

Role of cytokines and reactive oxygen species in brain aging

SMJ MohanKumar, A Murugan, A Palaniyappan… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging is a complex process that produces profound effects on the brain. Although a number
of external factors can promote the initiation and progression of brain aging, peripheral and …

Stress and Alzheimer's disease: A senescence link?

CE Lyons, A Bartolomucci - Neuroscience & biobehavioral reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic stress has been shown to promote numerous aging-related diseases, and to
accelerate the aging process itself. Of particular interest is the impact of stress on …