Congo Red and amyloids: history and relationship

EI Yakupova, LG Bobyleva, IM Vikhlyantsev… - Bioscience …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Abstract Staining with Congo Red (CR) is a qualitative method used for the identification of
amyloids in vitro and in tissue sections. However, the drawbacks and artefacts obtained …

Amyloid β protein and Alzheimer's disease: When computer simulations complement experimental studies

J Nasica-Labouze, PH Nguyen, F Sterpone… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) challenges our society with an annual estimated cost of $1.08
trillion in the United States alone by 2050. 1 AD is a progressive irreversible neurological …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular structure of β-amyloid fibrils in Alzheimer's disease brain tissue

JX Lu, W Qiang, WM Yau, CD Schwieters, SC Meredith… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
In vitro, β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides form polymorphic fibrils, with molecular structures that
depend on growth conditions, plus various oligomeric and protofibrillar aggregates. Here …

The amyloid beta peptide: a chemist's perspective. Role in Alzheimer's and fibrillization

IW Hamley - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review is concerned with the role of fibrillization of the amyloid β (Aβ)-peptide in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The perspective is that of a physical chemist, and one aim is to …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid polymorphism: structural basis and neurobiological relevance

R Tycko - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Our understanding of the molecular structures of amyloid fibrils that are associated with
neurodegenerative diseases, of mechanisms by which disease-associated peptides and …

Neuropathology and biochemistry of Aβ and its aggregates in Alzheimer's disease

DR Thal, J Walter, TC Saido, M Fändrich - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by β-amyloid plaques and intraneuronal τ
aggregation usually associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Both β-amyloid …

Atomic-resolution dynamics on the surface of amyloid-β protofibrils probed by solution NMR

NL Fawzi, J Ying, R Ghirlando, DA Torchia, GM Clore - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Exchange dynamics between molecules free in solution and bound to the surface of a large
supramolecular structure, a polymer, a membrane or solid support are important in many …

Oligomeric intermediates in amyloid formation: structure determination and mechanisms of toxicity

M Fändrich - Journal of molecular biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Oligomeric intermediates are non-fibrillar polypeptide assemblies that occur during amyloid
fibril formation and that are thought to underlie the aetiology of amyloid diseases, such as …

Design and synthesis of curcumin analogues for in vivo fluorescence imaging and inhibiting copper-induced cross-linking of amyloid beta species in Alzheimer's …

X Zhang, Y Tian, Z Li, X Tian, H Sun, H Liu… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this article, we first designed and synthesized curcumin-based near-infrared (NIR)
fluorescence imaging probes for detecting both soluble and insoluble amyloid beta (Aβ) …

A New Structural Model of Aβ40 Fibrils

I Bertini, L Gonnelli, C Luchinat, J Mao… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The amyloid fibrils of beta-amyloid (Aβ) peptides play important roles in the pathology of
Alzheimer's disease. Comprehensive solid-state NMR (SSNMR) structural studies on …