β-Amyloid peptides display protective activity against the human Alzheimer's disease-associated herpes simplex virus-1

K Bourgade, H Garneau, G Giroux, AY Le Page… - Biogerontology, 2015 - Springer
Amyloid plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), contain fibrillar β-amyloid (Aβ) 1-
40 and 1-42 peptides. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) has been implicated as a risk factor …

Protective effect of amyloid-β peptides against herpes simplex virus-1 infection in a neuronal cell culture model

K Bourgade, A Le Page, C Bocti… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Senile amyloid plaques are one of the main hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They
correspond to insoluble deposits of amyloid-ß peptides (Aß) and are responsible for the …

Anti-viral properties of amyloid-β peptides

K Bourgade, G Dupuis, EH Frost… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Amyloid-ß (Aß) peptides generated by the amyloidogenic pathway of amyloid-ß protein
precursor processing contribute significantly to neurodegeneration characteristic of …

Alzheimer's amyloid-β is an antimicrobial peptide: a review of the evidence

ML Gosztyla, HM Brothers… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
The amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide has long been considered to be the driving force behind
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, clinical trials that have successfully reduced Aβ burden …

Alzheimer's disease-associated β-amyloid is rapidly seeded by herpesviridae to protect against brain infection

WA Eimer, DKV Kumar, NKN Shanmugam… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) fibrilization and deposition as β-amyloid are hallmarks of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) pathology. We recently reported Aβ is an innate immune protein that protects …

Amyloid-β peptide protects against microbial infection in mouse and worm models of Alzheimer's disease

DKV Kumar, SH Choi, KJ Washicosky… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a key protein in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. We
previously reported in vitro evidence suggesting that Aβ is an antimicrobial peptide. We …

Alzheimer's associated β-amyloid protein inhibits influenza A virus and modulates viral interactions with phagocytes

MR White, R Kandel, S Tripathi, D Condon, L Qi… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Accumulation of β-Amyloid (βA) is a key pathogenetic factor in Alzheimer's disease;
however, the normal function of βA is unknown. Recent studies have shown that βA can …

Fibril formation and neurotoxicity by a herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B fragment with homology to the Alzheimer's Aβ peptide

DH Cribbs, BY Azizeh, CW Cotman, FM LaFerla - Biochemistry, 2000 - ACS Publications
Despite significant progress in the elucidation of the genetic basis of early-onset familial
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the etiology of sporadic cases remains elusive. Although certain …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Aβ42– and anti-Aβ40–specific mAbs attenuate amyloid deposition in an Alzheimer disease mouse model

Y Levites, P Das, RW Price… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Accumulation and aggregation of amyloid β peptide 1–42 (Aβ 42) in the brain has been
hypothesized as triggering a pathological cascade that causes Alzheimer disease (AD). To …

Amyloidogenic amyloid-β-peptide variants induce microbial agglutination and exert antimicrobial activity

P Spitzer, M Condic, M Herrmann, TJ Oberstein… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are the main components of the plaques found in the brains of
patients with Alzheimer's disease. However, Aβ peptides are also detectable in secretory …