The amyloid-β oligomer hypothesis: beginning of the third decade

EN Cline, MA Bicca, KL Viola… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
The amyloid-β oligomer (AβO) hypothesis was introduced in 1998. It proposed that the brain
damage leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD) was instigated by soluble, ligand-like AβOs …

The role of amyloid-β oligomers in toxicity, propagation, and immunotherapy

U Sengupta, AN Nilson, R Kayed - EBioMedicine, 2016 - thelancet.com
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is growing every day and finding an effective
treatment is becoming more vital. Amyloid-β (Aβ) has been the focus of research for several …

A vicious cycle of β amyloid–dependent neuronal hyperactivation

B Zott, MM Simon, W Hong, F Unger, HJ Chen-Engerer… - Science, 2019 - science.org
β-amyloid (Aβ)–dependent neuronal hyperactivity is believed to contribute to the circuit
dysfunction that characterizes the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although …

Large soluble oligomers of amyloid β-protein from Alzheimer brain are far less neuroactive than the smaller oligomers to which they dissociate

T Yang, S Li, H Xu, DM Walsh… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Soluble oligomers of amyloid β-protein (oAβ) isolated from the brains of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) patients have been shown experimentally (in the absence of amyloid plaques) to …

[HTML][HTML] Abundant Aβ fibrils in ultracentrifugal supernatants of aqueous extracts from Alzheimer's disease brains

AM Stern, Y Yang, S Jin, K Yamashita, AL Meunier… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Soluble oligomers of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) have been defined as aggregates in
supernatants following ultracentrifugation of aqueous extracts from Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

The toxicity and polymorphism of β-amyloid oligomers

Y Huang, R Liu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is widely accepted that β-amyloid oligomers (Aβos) play a key role in the progression of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) by inducing neuron damage and cognitive impairment, but Aβos …

PrP is a central player in toxicity mediated by soluble aggregates of neurodegeneration-causing proteins

GT Corbett, Z Wang, W Hong, M Colom-Cadena… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Neurodegenerative diseases are an enormous public health problem, affecting tens of
millions of people worldwide. Nearly all of these diseases are characterized by …

Amyloid-β peptide dimers undergo a random coil to β-sheet transition in the aqueous phase but not at the neuronal membrane

H Fatafta, M Khaled, MC Owen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Mounting evidence suggests that the neuronal cell membrane is the main site of oligomer-
mediated neuronal toxicity of amyloid-β peptides in Alzheimer's disease. To gain a detailed …

Amyloid β-protein and beyond: the path forward in Alzheimer's disease

DM Walsh, DJ Selkoe - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Lack of success of most anti-amyloid trials in symptomatic AD is attributable in
part to the pathology being too advanced.•Progress in quantifying tau and Aβ in plasma …

Diffusible, highly bioactive oligomers represent a critical minority of soluble Aβ in Alzheimer's disease brain

W Hong, Z Wang, W Liu, TT O'Malley, M Jin… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
Significant data suggest that soluble Aβ oligomers play an important role in Alzheimer's
disease (AD), but there is great confusion over what exactly constitutes an Aβ oligomer and …