Tau-based therapies in neurodegeneration: opportunities and challenges

C Li, J Götz - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2017 - nature.com
Aggregates of the microtubule-associated protein tau are a defining feature of several
neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively known as tauopathies, and constitute one …

Tau aggregation and its interplay with amyloid-β

RM Nisbet, JC Polanco, LM Ittner, J Götz - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
Neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques constitute the hallmark brain lesions of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Tangles are composed of fibrillar aggregates of the …

Actin dynamics and cofilin‐actin rods in Alzheimer disease

JR Bamburg, BW Bernstein - Cytoskeleton, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cytoskeletal abnormalities and synaptic loss, typical of both familial and sporadic Alzheimer
disease (AD), are induced by diverse stresses such as neuroinflammation, oxidative stress …

Postsynaptic dysfunction is associated with spatial and object recognition memory loss in a natural model of Alzheimer's disease

AO Ardiles, CC Tapia-Rojas… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder associated with
progressive memory loss, severe dementia, and hallmark neuropathological markers, such …

Is Alzheimer's disease related to metabolic syndrome? A Wnt signaling conundrum

JA Ríos, P Cisternas, M Arrese, S Barja… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 36
million people worldwide. AD is characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive functions …

Recent rodent models for Alzheimer's disease: clinical implications and basic research

N Braidy, P Munoz, AG Palacios… - Journal of neural …, 2012 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common origin of dementia in the elderly. Although the
cause of AD remains unknown, several factors have been identified that appear to play a …

Study of chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in women with breast cancer

B Rodríguez Martín, EJ Fernández Rodríguez… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Oncology patients experience a large number of symptoms and, those referring
to cognitive performance has an ever-increasing importance in clinical practice, due to the …

Amyloid beta and the longest-lived rodent: the naked mole-rat as a model for natural protection from Alzheimer's disease

YH Edrey, DX Medina, M Gaczynska, PA Osmulski… - Neurobiology of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Amyloid beta (Aβ) is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) as an integral component of
both neural toxicity and plaque formation. Brains of the longest-lived rodents, naked mole …

Cognitively impaired aged Octodon degus recapitulate major neuropathological features of sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Z Tan, BM Garduño, PF Aburto, L Chen, N Ha… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
The long-lived Chilean rodent (Octodon degus) has been reported to show spontaneous
age-dependent neuropathology and cognitive impairments similar to those observed in …

Andrographolide Reduces Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress in Aged Octodon degus

CB Lindsay, JM Zolezzi, DS Rivera, P Cisternas… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder in which superior
brain functions, such as memory and cognition, are impaired. Currently, no effective …