Amyloid hypothesis: is there a role for antiamyloid treatment in late-life depression?

N Mahgoub, GS Alexopoulos - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Antidepressants have modest efficacy in late-life depression (LLD), perhaps because
various neurobiologic processes compromise frontolimbic networks required for …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal malnutrition in the etiopathogenesis of psychiatric diseases: role of polyunsaturated fatty acids

MG Morgese, L Trabace - Brain sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
Evidence from human studies indicates that maternal metabolic state and malnutrition
dramatically influence the risk for developing psychiatric complications in later adulthood. In …

Benzylpiperidine-linked diarylthiazoles as potential anti-Alzheimer's agents: synthesis and biological evaluation

M Shidore, J Machhi, K Shingala… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A novel series of hybrid molecules were designed and synthesized by fusing the
pharmacophoric features of cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil and diarylthiazole as …

[HTML][HTML] Fluoxetine prevents Aβ1-42-induced toxicity via a paracrine signaling mediated by transforming-growth-factor-β1

F Caraci, F Tascedda, S Merlo, C Benatti… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Selective reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as fluoxetine and sertraline, increase circulating
Transforming-Growth-Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) levels in depressed patients, and are currently …

Cortical amyloid β deposition and current depressive symptoms in Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment

JK Chung, E Plitman, S Nakajima… - Journal of geriatric …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Depressive symptoms are frequently seen in patients with dementia and mild cognitive
impairment (MCI). Evidence suggests that there may be a link between current depressive …

Essential oils from Apiaceae as valuable resources in neurological disorders: Foeniculi vulgare aetheroleum

O Cioanca, M Hancianu, C Mircea, A Trifan… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Used as a spice and to improve the palatability of different meat and vegetable dishes,
common fennel, Foeniculum vulgare Mill.(Apiaceae), was a traditional remedy for the relief …

Neuroprotective potential of novel multi-targeted isoalloxazine derivatives in rodent models of Alzheimer's disease through activation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin …

J Machhi, A Sinha, P Patel, AM Kanhed… - Neurotoxicity …, 2016 - Springer
Previous reports suggest that Alzheimer's disease is protected by cholinesterase inhibitors.
We synthesized some isoalloxazine derivatives and evaluated them using in vitro …

Mechanism of soluble beta-amyloid 25–35 neurotoxicity in primary cultured rat cortical neurons

Y Wang, L Liu, W Hu, G Li - Neuroscience Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
This study aimed to determine the effects of different concentrations of soluble beta-amyloid
25–35 (Aβ25–35) on cell viability, calcium overload, and PI3K-p85 expression in cultured …

α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and β-amyloid peptides in Alzheimer's disease

DE Lorke, G Petroianu, M Oz - Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor …, 2016 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly. Neuropathological
hallmarks of AD are amyloid plaques composed of amyloid-β (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles …

Major depression may lead to elevations in potentially neurotoxic amyloid beta species independently of Alzheimer Disease

N Pomara, D Bruno - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2016 - Am Assoc Geria Psych
Monomeric forms of soluble amyloid peptides (Aβ40 and Aβ42) arise from proteolytic
cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein through the action of beta and gamma secretases …