Methylene blue and Alzheimer's disease

M Oz, DE Lorke, GA Petroianu - Biochemical pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
The relationship between methylene blue (MB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has recently
attracted increasing scientific attention since it has been suggested that MB may slow down …

Cellular and molecular actions of methylene blue in the nervous system

M Oz, DE Lorke, M Hasan… - Medicinal research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Methylene Blue (MB), following its introduction to biology in the 19th century by Ehrlich, has
found uses in various areas of medicine and biology. At present, MB is the first line of …

Methylene blue reduces Aβ levels and rescues early cognitive deficit by increasing proteasome activity

DX Medina, A Caccamo, S Oddo - Brain pathology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Promising results have emerged from a phase II clinical trial testing methylene blue (MB) as
a potential therapeutic for Alzheimer disease (AD), where improvements in cognitive …

Neurometabolic mechanisms for memory enhancement and neuroprotection of methylene blue

JC Rojas, AK Bruchey, F Gonzalez-Lima - Progress in neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper provides the first review of the memory-enhancing and neuroprotective metabolic
mechanisms of action of methylene blue in vivo. These mechanisms have important …

Lest we forget you—methylene blue…

RH Schirmer, H Adler, M Pickhardt, E Mandelkow - Neurobiology of aging, 2011 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB), the first synthetic drug, has a 120-year-long history of diverse
applications, both in medical treatments and as a staining reagent. In recent years there was …

Protective role of methylene blue in Alzheimer's disease via mitochondria and cytochrome c oxidase

H Atamna, R Kumar - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2010 - content.iospress.com
The key cytopathologies in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients include
mitochondrial dysfunction and energy hypometabolism, which are likely caused by the …

From mitochondrial function to neuroprotection—an emerging role for methylene blue

D Tucker, Y Lu, Q Zhang - Molecular neurobiology, 2018 - Springer
Methylene blue (MB) is a well-established drug with a long history of use, owing to its
diverse range of use and its minimal side effect profile. MB has been used classically for the …

Shedding light on Alzheimer's β-amyloidosis: photosensitized methylene blue inhibits self-assembly of β-amyloid peptides and disintegrates their aggregates

BI Lee, YS Suh, YJ Chung, K Yu, CB Park - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abnormal aggregation of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides is a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). In spite of numerous attempts to prevent the β-amyloidosis, no effective drugs for …

Brilliant Blue G improves cognition in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease and inhibits amyloid-β-induced loss of filopodia and dendrite spines in hippocampal …

X Chen, J Hu, L Jiang, S Xu, B Zheng, C Wang… - Neuroscience, 2014 - Elsevier
Deposits of amyloid-β (Aβ) protein are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Numerous studies report that the Aβ peptide, especially in the oligomeric form, causes …

Methylene blue improves brain oxidative metabolism and memory retention in rats

NL Callaway, PD Riha, AK Bruchey, Z Munshi… - Pharmacology …, 2004 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB) increases mitochondrial oxygen consumption and restores memory
retention in rats metabolically impaired by inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase. This study …