Myelin dysfunction drives amyloid-β deposition in models of Alzheimer's disease

C Depp, T Sun, AO Sasmita, L Spieth, SA Berghoff… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, increases rapidly
with age, but why age constitutes the main risk factor is still poorly understood. Brain ageing …

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's disease

H Mathys, J Davila-Velderrain, Z Peng, F Gao… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is a pervasive neurodegenerative disorder, the molecular complexity of
which remains poorly understood. Here, we analysed 80,660 single-nucleus transcriptomes …

Astrocyte reactivity influences amyloid-β effects on tau pathology in preclinical Alzheimer's disease

B Bellaver, G Povala, PCL Ferreira, JP Ferrari-Souza… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
An unresolved question for the understanding of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology
is why a significant percentage of amyloid-β (Aβ)-positive cognitively unimpaired (CU) …

Somatic genomic changes in single Alzheimer's disease neurons

MB Miller, AY Huang, J Kim, Z Zhou, SL Kirkham… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Dementia in Alzheimer's disease progresses alongside neurodegeneration,,–, but the
specific events that cause neuronal dysfunction and death remain poorly understood. During …

Rapid appearance and local toxicity of amyloid-β plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

M Meyer-Luehmann, TL Spires-Jones, C Prada… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Senile plaques accumulate over the course of decades in the brains of patients with
Alzheimer's disease. A fundamental tenet of the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease …

Adult mouse astrocytes degrade amyloid-β in vitro and in situ

T Wyss-Coray, JD Loike, TC Brionne, E Lu… - Nature medicine, 2003 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
excessive deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain. One of the earliest …

Astrocytic interleukin-3 programs microglia and limits Alzheimer's disease

CS McAlpine, J Park, A Griciuc, E Kim, SH Choi… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Communication within the glial cell ecosystem is essential for neuronal and brain health,–.
The influence of glial cells on the accumulation and clearance of β-amyloid (Aβ) and …

PLD3 affects axonal spheroids and network defects in Alzheimer's disease

P Yuan, M Zhang, L Tong, TM Morse, RA McDougal… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The precise mechanisms that lead to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease are unknown.
Here we identify amyloid-plaque-associated axonal spheroids as prominent contributors to …

A specific amyloid-β protein assembly in the brain impairs memory

S Lesné, MT Koh, L Kotilinek, R Kayed, CG Glabe… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
Memory function often declines with age, and is believed to deteriorate initially because of
changes in synaptic function rather than loss of neurons. Some individuals then go on to …

Pathways towards and away from Alzheimer's disease

MP Mattson - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Slowly but surely, Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients lose their memory and their cognitive
abilities, and even their personalities may change dramatically. These changes are due to …