The dysregulation of intracellular calcium in Alzheimer disease

C Supnet, I Bezprozvanny - Cell calcium, 2010 - Elsevier
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide and is
at present, incurable. The accumulation of toxic amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide aggregates in AD …

ER calcium and Alzheimer's disease: in a state of flux

MP Mattson - Science signaling, 2010 - science.org
The calcium ion (Ca2+) plays fundamental roles in orchestrating dynamic changes in the
function and structure of nerve cell circuits in the brain. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), an …

Role of presenilins in neuronal calcium homeostasis

H Zhang, S Sun, A Herreman… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder.
Familial AD (FAD) mutations in presenilins have been linked to calcium (Ca2+) signaling …

Stabilization of transcription factor Nrf2 by tBHQ prevents oxidative stress-induced amyloid β formation in NT2N neurons

B Eftekharzadeh, N Maghsoudi, F Khodagholi - Biochimie, 2010 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of later life, is
characterized by brain deposition of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) plaques, accumulation of …

Evidence that γ-secretase mediates oxidative stress-induced β-secretase expression in Alzheimer's disease

DG Jo, TV Arumugam, HN Woo, JS Park, SC Tang… - Neurobiology of …, 2010 - Elsevier
β-Secretase (BACE1), an enzyme responsible for the production of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ),
is increased by oxidative stress and is elevated in the brains of patients with sporadic …

Presenilin transgenic mice as models of Alzheimer's disease

GA Elder, MA Gama Sosa, R De Gasperi… - Brain Structure and …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Mutations in presenilin-1 (PS1) and presenilin-2 (PS2) cause familial Alzheimer's
disease (FAD). Presenilins influence multiple molecular pathways and are best known for …

Alginate protects NT2 neurons against H2O2-induced neurotoxicity

B Eftekharzadeh, F Khodagholi, A Abdi… - Carbohydrate …, 2010 - Elsevier
Increased oxidative stress is a widely accepted factor in the development and progression of
Alzheimer's disease. Here we introduced alginate–an antioxidant oligosaccharide–as a …

Danish dementia mice suggest that loss of function and not the amyloid cascade causes synaptic plasticity and memory deficits

R Tamayev, S Matsuda, M Fà… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
According to the prevailing “amyloid cascade hypothesis,” genetic dementias such as
Alzheimer's disease and familial Danish dementia (FDD) are caused by amyloid deposits …

Intracellular calcium signalling in Alzheimer's disease

M Hermes, G Eichhoff… - Journal of cellular and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction• Dysregulation of Ca2+ homeostasis in AD‐Aβ accumulation causes Ca2+
dyshomeostasis‐Ca2+ dyshomeostasis increases Aβ production• Presenilins and Ca2+ …

The functional neurophysiology of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing pathway

AD Randall, J Witton, C Booth, A Hynes-Allen… - …, 2010 - Elsevier
Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides derived from proteolytic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein
(APP) are thought to be a pivotal toxic species in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease …