Amyloid-β, tau, and the cholinergic system in Alzheimer's disease: Seeking direction in a tangle of clues

A Majdi, S Sadigh-Eteghad… - Reviews in the …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The link between histopathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), ie amyloid
plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles, and AD-associated cognitive impairment, has long …

Calcium-handling defects and neurodegenerative disease

S Schrank, N Barrington… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2020 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Calcium signaling is critical to neuronal function and regulates highly diverse processes
such as gene transcription, energy production, protein handling, and synaptic structure and …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic strategies to target calcium dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease

M Calvo-Rodriguez, EK Kharitonova, BJ Bacskai - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, affecting millions of people
worldwide. Unfortunately, none of the current treatments are effective at improving cognitive …

Dysfunctional proteins in neuropsychiatric disorders: From neurodegeneration to autism spectrum disorders

H Jęśko, M Cieślik, G Gromadzka… - Neurochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite fundamental differences in disease course and outcomes, neurodevelopmental
(autism spectrum disorders–ASD) and neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's disease …

Advances in the In vitro and In vivo pharmacology of Alpha4beta2 nicotinic receptor positive allosteric modulators

JL Wilkerson, F Deba, ML Crowley, AK Hamouda… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Receptors containing α4 and β2 subunits are a major neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine
receptor (nAChR) subtype in the brain. This receptor plays a critical role in nicotine …