Metformin activates chaperone-mediated autophagy and improves disease pathologies in an Alzheimer disease mouse model

X Xu, Y Sun, X Cen, B Shan, Q Zhao, T Xie… - Protein & …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) is a lysosome-dependent selective degradation
pathway implicated in the pathogenesis of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases …

Metformin treatment prevents amyloid plaque deposition and memory impairment in APP/PS1 mice

Z Ou, X Kong, X Sun, X He, L Zhang, Z Gong… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques,
neurofibrillary tangles, and neuronal loss, accompanied by neuroinflammation …

Chaperone-mediated autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases: molecular mechanisms and pharmacological opportunities

YT Wang, JH Lu - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) is a protein degradation mechanism through
lysosomes. By targeting the KFERQ motif of the substrate, CMA is responsible for the …

Metformin attenuates plaque-associated tau pathology and reduces amyloid-β burden in APP/PS1 mice

Y Chen, S Zhao, Z Fan, Z Li, Y Zhu, T Shen, K Li… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background The neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are amyloid-β
(Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). The amyloid cascade theory is the leading …

Genome-wide analysis reveals mechanisms modulating autophagy in normal brain aging and in Alzheimer's disease

MM Lipinski, B Zheng, T Lu, Z Yan… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Dysregulation of autophagy, a cellular catabolic mechanism essential for degradation of
misfolded proteins, has been implicated in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. However …

Metformin Ameliorates Aβ Pathology by Insulin‐Degrading Enzyme in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

XY Lu, S Huang, QB Chen, D Zhang… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. The
accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) is the main pathology of AD. Metformin, a well‐known …

Metformin facilitates amyloid-β generation by β-and γ-secretases via autophagy activation

SM Son, HJ Shin, J Byun, SY Kook… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
The evidence of strong pathological associations between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's
disease (AD) has increased in recent years. Contrary to suggestions that anti-diabetes drugs …

Monitoring spatiotemporal changes in chaperone-mediated autophagy in vivo

S Dong, C Aguirre-Hernandez, A Scrivo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Autophagy malfunctioning occurs in multiple human disorders, making attractive the idea of
chemically modulating it with therapeutic purposes. However, for many types of autophagy …

Activation of CREB‐mediated autophagy by thioperamide ameliorates β‐amyloid pathology and cognition in Alzheimer's disease

J Wang, B Liu, Y Xu, M Yang, C Wang, M Song… - Aging …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age‐related neurodegenerative disease, and the imbalance
between production and clearance of β‐amyloid (Aβ) is involved in its pathogenesis …

Dysregulated autophagy: a key player in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes and its complications

A Sehrawat, J Mishra, SS Mastana, U Navik… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autophagy is essential in regulating the turnover of macromolecules via removing damaged
organelles, misfolded proteins in various tissues, including liver, skeletal muscles, and …