Synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer disease

M Tzioras, RI McGeachan, CS Durrant… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline in older
individuals accompanied by the presence of two pathological protein aggregates—amyloid …

Synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

Y Chen, AKY Fu, NY Ip - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in the
elderly population, is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and pathological …

The intersection of amyloid beta and tau in glutamatergic synaptic dysfunction and collapse in Alzheimer's disease

JL Crimins, A Pooler, M Polydoro, JI Luebke… - Ageing research …, 2013 - Elsevier
The synaptic connections that form between neurons during development remain plastic
and able to adapt throughout the lifespan, enabling learning and memory. However, during …

Co-occurrence of Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid and tau pathologies at synapses

RH Takahashi, E Capetillo-Zarate, MT Lin… - Neurobiology of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Although β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles are hallmarks of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) neuropathology, loss of synapses is considered the best correlate of cognitive …

Synaptic impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a dysregulated symphony

S Forner, D Baglietto-Vargas, AC Martini… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and
devastating neurodegeneration, not only as a result of the extracellular accumulation of beta …

[PDF][PDF] The intersection of amyloid beta and tau at synapses in Alzheimer's disease

TL Spires-Jones, BT Hyman - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The collapse of neural networks important for memory and cognition, including death of
neurons and degeneration of synapses, causes the debilitating dementia associated with …

A role for tau at the synapse in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

AM Pooler, W Noble, DP Hanger - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by brain deposition of amyloid plaques and tau
neurofibrillary tangles along with steady cognitive decline. Although the mechanism by …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the synapse in Alzheimer's disease

J Jackson, E Jambrina, J Li, H Marston… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dynamic gain and loss of synapses is fundamental to healthy brain function. While
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment strategies have largely focussed on beta-amyloid and …

Synaptic dysfunction in early phases of Alzheimer's Disease

S Pelucchi, F Gardoni, M Di Luca, E Marcello - Handbook of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The synapse is the locus of plasticity where short-term alterations in synaptic strength are
converted to long-lasting memories. In addition to the presynaptic terminal and the …

Amyloid-beta and phosphorylated tau accumulations cause abnormalities at synapses of Alzheimer's disease neurons

R Rajmohan, PH Reddy - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Amyloid-beta (Aß) and hyperphosphorylated tau are hallmark lesions of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). However, the loss of synapses and dysfunctions of neurotransmission are more …