Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Hypothesis: Tau pathology is an initiating factor in sporadic Alzheimer's disease

AFT Arnsten, D Datta, K Del Tredici… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The etiology of the common, sporadic form of Alzheimer's disease (sAD) is unknown. We
hypothesize that tau pathology within select projection neurons with susceptible …

Transcriptomic taxonomy and neurogenic trajectories of adult human, macaque, and pig hippocampal and entorhinal cells

D Franjic, M Skarica, S Ma, JI Arellano… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The hippocampal-entorhinal system supports cognitive functions, has lifelong neurogenic
capabilities in many species, and is selectively vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. To …

The role of brain derived neurotrophic factor in central nervous system

Y Li, F Li, D Qin, H Chen, J Wang, J Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has multiple biological functions which are
mediated by the activation of two receptors, tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) receptor …

Microglia in aging and Alzheimer's disease: a comparative species review

MK Edler, I Mhatre-Winters, JR Richardson - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microglia are the primary immune cells of the central nervous system that help nourish and
support neurons, clear debris, and respond to foreign stimuli. Greatly impacted by their …

New mechanism of nerve injury in Alzheimer's disease: β‐amyloid‐induced neuronal pyroptosis

C Han, Y Yang, Q Guan, X Zhang… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The present study was designed to investigate the role of β‐amyloid (Aβ1‐42) in inducing
neuronal pyroptosis and its mechanism. Mice cortical neurons (MCNs) were used in this …

Neuroprotective mechanisms of ginsenoside Rb1 in central nervous system diseases

L Gong, J Yin, Y Zhang, R Huang, Y Lou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Panax ginseng and Panax notoginseng, two well-known herbs with enormous medical
value in Asian countries, have a long usage history in China for the therapy of some …

Preclinical models for Alzheimer's disease: past, present, and future approaches

A Akhtar, SM Gupta, S Dwivedi, D Kumar… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A robust preclinical disease model is a primary requirement to understand the underlying
mechanisms, signaling pathways, and drug screening for human diseases. Although various …

A novel tau‐based rhesus monkey model of Alzheimer's pathogenesis

D Beckman, P Chakrabarty, S Ott, A Dao… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating condition with no effective treatments,
with promising findings in rodents failing to translate into successful therapies for patients …

Oligomeric Aβ in the monkey brain impacts synaptic integrity and induces accelerated cortical aging

D Beckman, S Ott, K Donis-Cox… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
As the average age of the population continues to rise, the number of individuals affected
with age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has increased and is …