Animal models of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

J Götz, LM Ittner - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
Insoluble protein aggregates have been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Recent work in transgenic mice has shed light on the role of …

Mitochondrial dysfunction-the beginning of the end in Alzheimer's disease? Separate and synergistic modes of tau and amyloid-β toxicity

A Eckert, K Schmitt, J Götz - Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2011 - Springer
The pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid plaques (aggregates
of amyloid-β (Aβ)) and neurofibrillary tangles (aggregates of tau) and is accompanied by …

Amyloid-β and tau synergistically impair the oxidative phosphorylation system in triple transgenic Alzheimer's disease mice

V Rhein, X Song, A Wiesner, LM Ittner… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid-beta (Aβ)-containing plaques,
neurofibrillary tangles, and neuron and synapse loss. Tangle formation has been …

Neuronal microRNA deregulation in response to Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β

N Schonrock, YD Ke, D Humphreys, M Staufenbiel… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Normal brain development and function depends on microRNA (miRNA) networks to fine
tune the balance between the transcriptome and proteome of the cell. These small non …

Experimental diabetes mellitus exacerbates tau pathology in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

YD Ke, F Delerue, A Gladbach, J Götz, LM Ittner - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by hyperglycemia caused by a lack of insulin, insulin
resistance, or both. There is increasing evidence that insulin also plays a role in Alzheimer's …

Phosphorylated Tau interacts with c-Jun N-terminal kinase-interacting protein 1 (JIP1) in Alzheimer disease

LM Ittner, YD Ke, J Goetz - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2009 - ASBMB
In Alzheimer disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia the microtubule-associated protein
Tau becomes progressively hyperphosphorylated, eventually forming aggregates. However …

Tau‐targeted treatment strategies in Alzheimer's disease

J Götz, A Ittner, LM Ittner - British journal of pharmacology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
With populations ageing worldwide, the need for treating and preventing diseases
associated with high age is pertinent. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is reaching epidemic …

A decade of tau transgenic animal models and beyond

J Götz, N Deters, A Doldissen, L Bokhari, Y Ke… - Brain …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The first tau transgenic mouse model was established more than a decade ago. Since then,
much has been learned about the role of tau in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders …

Aβ and human amylin share a common toxicity pathway via mitochondrial dysfunction

YA Lim, V Rhein, G Baysang, F Meier, A Poljak… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are leading causes of
morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Both diseases are characterized by amyloid deposition …

Insights into mitochondrial dysfunction: aging, amyloid-β, and tau–a deleterious trio

K Schmitt, A Grimm, A Kazmierczak… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative
disorder mainly affecting elderly individuals. The pathology of AD is characterized by …