Challenges and hopes for Alzheimer's disease

SA Tatulian - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent drug development efforts targeting Alzheimer's disease (AD) have failed to produce
effective disease-modifying agents for many reasons, including the substantial …

The gut microbiome in Alzheimer's disease: what we know and what remains to be explored

S Chandra, SS Sisodia, RJ Vassar - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, results in a
sustained decline in cognition. There are currently few effective disease modifying therapies …

[HTML][HTML] Modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

GA Edwards III, N Gamez, G Escobedo Jr… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Since first described in the early 1900s, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has risen exponentially in
prevalence and concern. Research still drives to understand the etiology and pathogenesis …

Obesity as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease: the role of leptin

JA Flores-Cordero, A Pérez-Pérez… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a growing worldwide health problem, affecting many people due to excessive
saturated fat consumption, lack of exercise, or a sedentary lifestyle. Leptin is an adipokine …

[HTML][HTML] Ketogenic diet in Alzheimer's disease

M Rusek, R Pluta, M Ułamek-Kozioł… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
At present, the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative
disorder, is increasing. Although the mechanism of the underlying pathology is not fully …

[HTML][HTML] Role of ketogenic diets in neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease)

D Włodarek - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The goal of this review was to assess the effectiveness of ketogenic diets on the therapy of
neurodegenerative diseases. The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate and fat-rich diet. Its …

[HTML][HTML] The links between the gut microbiome, aging, modern lifestyle and Alzheimer's disease

S Askarova, B Umbayev, AR Masoud… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Gut microbiome is a community of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract. These
bacteria have a tremendous impact on the human physiology in healthy individuals and …

The gut microbiome and Alzheimer's disease: Complex and bidirectional interactions

R Tarawneh, E Penhos - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural and functional alterations to the gut microbiome, referred to as gut dysbiosis, have
emerged as potential key mediators of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer disease (AD) …

High-fat diet exacerbates cognitive decline in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia in a sex-dependent manner

OJ Gannon, LS Robison, AE Salinero… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Approximately 70% of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients have co-
morbid vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID); this highly …

High fat diet worsens Alzheimer's disease-related behavioral abnormalities and neuropathology in APP/PS1 mice, but not by synergistically decreasing cerebral blood …

O Bracko, LK Vinarcsik, JC Cruz Hernández… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Obesity is linked to increased risk for and severity of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Cerebral
blood flow (CBF) reductions are an early feature of AD and are also linked to obesity. We …