Metabotropic glutamate receptors and neurodegenerative diseases

FM Ribeiro, LB Vieira, RGW Pires, RP Olmo… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the most important excitatory neurotransmitter of the mammalian central
nervous system (CNS), playing an important role in memory, synaptic plasticity and neuronal …

Naturally occurring antioxidant therapy in Alzheimer's disease

AE Collins, TM Saleh, BE Kalisch - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is estimated that the prevalence rate of Alzheimer's disease (AD) will double by the year
2040. Although currently available treatments help with symptom management, they do not …

The mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ prevents loss of spatial memory retention and early neuropathology in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

MJ McManus, MP Murphy, JL Franklin - Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Considerable evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress
contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We examined the ability of the …

Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease

YJ Lee, SB Han, SY Nam, KW Oh, JT Hong - Archives of pharmacal …, 2010 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It is characterized by
extracellular deposition of a specific protein, beta-amyloid peptide fibrils, and is …

Hypoxia/ischemia activate processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein: impact of vascular dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

A Salminen, A Kauppinen… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with deficiencies in cerebrovascular functions, eg
reduced cerebral blood flow and capillary amyloid angiopathy, both of which are evident …

Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: the preventive and therapeutic potential of polyphenolic nutraceuticals

Y Sawikr, NS Yarla, I Peluso, MA Kamal, G Aliev… - Advances in protein …, 2017 - Elsevier
Brain inflammation, characterized by increased microglia and astrocyte activation, increases
during aging and is a key feature of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's …

Diet, cognition, and Alzheimer's disease: food for thought

A Otaegui-Arrazola, P Amiano, A Elbusto… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a real
challenge due to its rising prevalence and the lack of an effective cure. Diet and nutrients …

Oxidative stress: glutathione and its potential to protect Methionine-35 of Aβ peptide from oxidation

PK Mandal, RG Roy, A Samkaria - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder with
heterogeneous etiology. Intracellular neurofibrillary tangles caused by tau (τ) protein …

Multi-target drug candidates for multifactorial Alzheimer's disease: AChE and NMDAR as molecular targets

MS Uddin, A Al Mamun, MT Kabir, GM Ashraf… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia among elder
people, which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that results from a chronic loss of …

The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex: Life's essential, vulnerable and druggable energy homeostat

PW Stacpoole, CE McCall - Mitochondrion, 2023 - Elsevier
Found in all organisms, pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes (PDC) are the keystones of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic energy metabolism. In eukaryotic organisms these multi …