Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease therapies in the clinic

P Chopade, N Chopade, Z Zhao… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are the most prevalent
neurodegenerative diseases, affecting millions and costing billions each year in the United …

The microbiota–gut–brain axis and Alzheimer's disease: neuroinflammation is to blame?

A Megur, D Baltriukienė, V Bukelskienė, A Burokas - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
For years, it has been reported that Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of
dementia. Various external and internal factors may contribute to the early onset of AD. This …

Antibiotics, gut microbiota, and Alzheimer's disease

F Angelucci, K Cechova, J Amlerova, J Hort - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2019 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease whose various pathophysiological
aspects are still being investigated. Recently, it has been hypothesized that AD may be …

Enhancing mitochondrial proteostasis reduces amyloid-β proteotoxicity

V Sorrentino, M Romani, L Mouchiroud, JS Beck… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is a common and devastating disease characterized by aggregation of
the amyloid-β peptide. However, we know relatively little about the underlying molecular …

Periodontal microorganisms and Alzheimer disease–A causative relationship?

G Jungbauer, A Stähli, X Zhu… - Periodontology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the initiation or exacerbation of Alzheimer disease, the dissemination of oral
microorganisms into the brain tissue or the low‐level systemic inflammation have been …

Old drugs as new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

F Durães, M Pinto, E Sousa - Pharmaceuticals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are increasing in number, given that the general global
population is becoming older. They manifest themselves through mechanisms that are not …

Microglia and neurodegeneration: the role of systemic inflammation

C Cunningham - Glia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
It is well accepted that CNS inflammation has a role in the progression of chronic
neurodegenerative disease, although the mechanisms through which this occurs are still …

Time to test antibacterial therapy in Alzheimer's disease

F Panza, M Lozupone, V Solfrizzi, M Watling… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease is associated with cerebral accumulation of amyloid-β peptide and
hyperphosphorylated tau. In the past 28 years, huge efforts have been made in attempting to …

Role of neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration: new insights

RM McManus, MT Heneka - Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2017 - Springer
Previously, the contribution of peripheral infection to cognitive decline was largely
overlooked however, the past 15 years have established a key role for infectious pathogens …

Repairing mitochondrial dysfunction in disease

V Sorrentino, KJ Menzies… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Mitochondria are essential organelles for many aspects of cellular homeostasis, including
energy harvesting through oxidative phosphorylation. Alterations of mitochondrial function …