Synapses and Alzheimer's disease

M Sheng, BL Sabatini… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major cause of dementia in the elderly. Pathologically, AD is
characterized by the accumulation of insoluble aggregates of Aβ-peptides that are …

Animal models of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

J Götz, LM Ittner - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
Insoluble protein aggregates have been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Recent work in transgenic mice has shed light on the role of …

[PDF][PDF] Aβ plaques lead to aberrant regulation of calcium homeostasis in vivo resulting in structural and functional disruption of neuronal networks

KV Kuchibhotla, ST Goldman, CR Lattarulo, HY Wu… - Neuron, 2008 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the deposition of senile plaques and progressive
dementia. The molecular mechanisms that couple plaque deposition to neural system …

Dysregulation of neuronal calcium homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease–A therapeutic opportunity?

E Popugaeva, E Pchitskaya, I Bezprozvanny - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the disease of lost memories. Synaptic loss is a major reason for
memory defects in AD. Signaling pathways involved in memory loss in AD are under intense …

Calcium hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease

MJ Berridge - Pflügers archiv-european journal of physiology, 2010 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by an
increase in amyloid metabolism. The calcium hypothesis of AD explores how activation of …

Amyloid β induces the morphological neurodegenerative triad of spine loss, dendritic simplification, and neuritic dystrophies through calcineurin activation

HY Wu, E Hudry, T Hashimoto… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Amyloid β (Aβ)-containing plaques are surrounded by dystrophic neurites in the Alzheimer's
disease (AD) brain, but whether and how plaques induce these neuritic abnormalities …

The role of Ca2+ signaling in Parkinson's disease

SV Zaichick, KM McGrath… - Disease models & …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Across all kingdoms in the tree of life, calcium (Ca2+) is an essential element used by cells
to respond and adapt to constantly changing environments. In multicellular organisms, it …

Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease is associated with selective changes in calcineurin/NFAT signaling

HM Abdul, MA Sama, JL Furman… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Upon activation by calcineurin, the nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) translocates to
the nucleus and guides the transcription of numerous molecules involved in inflammation …

Role of calcium modulation in the pathophysiology and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

D Baracaldo-Santamaría, SS Avendaño-Lopez… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease and the most frequent
cause of progressive dementia in senior adults. It is characterized by memory loss and …

Alzheimer's disease: synapses gone cold

RM Koffie, BT Hyman, TL Spires-Jones - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2011 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by
insidious cognitive decline and memory dysfunction. Synapse loss is the best pathological …