Aptamers selected for recognizing amyloid β-protein—a case for cautious optimism

F Rahimi - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aptamers are versatile oligonucleotide ligands used for molecular recognition of diverse
targets. However, application of aptamers to the field of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) has been …

Nucleic acid aptamers as novel class of therapeutics to mitigate Alzheimer's disease pathology

RK Tannenberg, H Al Shamaileh… - Current Alzheimer …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain is a central event in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), which makes Aβ peptides a crucial target for therapeutic …

RNA aptamers generated against oligomeric Aβ40 recognize common amyloid aptatopes with low specificity but high sensitivity

F Rahimi, K Murakami, JL Summers, CHB Chen… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Aptamers are useful molecular recognition tools in research, diagnostics, and therapy.
Despite promising results in other fields, aptamer use has remained scarce in amyloid …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in aptamers against Aβ and applications in Aβ detection and regulation for Alzheimer's disease

Y Zheng, L Zhang, J Zhao, L Li, M Wang, P Gao… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease, causing profound
social and economic implications. Early diagnosis and treatment of AD have faced great …

Aptamers targeting amyloidogenic proteins and their emerging role in neurodegenerative diseases

K Murakami, N Izuo, G Bitan - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022 - ASBMB
Aptamers are oligonucleotides selected from large pools of random sequences based on
their affinity for bioactive molecules and are used in similar ways to antibodies. Aptamers …

Selection of aptamers for amyloid β-protein, the causative agent of Alzheimer's disease

F Rahimi, G Bitan - JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2010 - jove.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, age-dependent, neurodegenerative disorder with
an insidious course that renders its presymptomatic diagnosis difficult1. Definite AD …

Selection of RNA aptamers to the Alzheimer's disease amyloid peptide

F Ylera, R Lurz, VA Erdmann, JP Fürste - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is correlated with the deposition of amyloid peptides in the brain of the
patients. The amyloid is thus a major target in the search for novel diagnostic and …

Detection of Amyloid β Oligomers with RNA Aptamers in AppNL-GF/NL-GF Mice: A Model of Arctic Alzheimer's Disease

Y Obata, K Murakami, T Kawase, K Hirose, N Izuo… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
RNA aptamers have garnered attention for diagnostic applications due to their ability to
recognize diverse targets. Oligomers of 42-mer amyloid β-protein (Aβ42), whose …

Development of DNA aptamers targeting low-molecular-weight amyloid-β peptide aggregates in vitro

M Chakravarthy, H AlShamaileh, H Huang… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We have developed a novel functional nucleic acid aptamer to amyloid-β peptide 1–40 (Aβ1–
40) and investigated its potential to detect Aβ peptide fragments in neuropathologically …

RNA aptamers selected against amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) inhibit the aggregation of Aβ

T Takahashi, K Tada, H Mihara - Molecular Biosystems, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Aggregation of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) is closely related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Much effort has been devoted to the construction of molecules that suppress …