Brain aging and neurodegeneration: from a mitochondrial point of view

A Grimm, A Eckert - Journal of neurochemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aging is defined as a progressive time‐related accumulation of changes responsible for or
at least involved in the increased susceptibility to disease and death. The brain seems to be …

Normal aging induces changes in the brain and neurodegeneration progress: review of the structural, biochemical, metabolic, cellular, and molecular changes

J Lee, HJ Kim - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aging is accompanied by many changes in brain and contributes to progressive cognitive
decline. In contrast to pathological changes in brain, normal aging brain changes have …

Sex differences in the association of global amyloid and regional tau deposition measured by positron emission tomography in clinically normal older adults

RF Buckley, EC Mormino, JS Rabin, TJ Hohman… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mounting evidence suggests that sex differences exist in the pathologic
trajectory of Alzheimer disease. Previous literature shows elevated levels of cerebrospinal …

Sexual dimorphism in predisposition to Alzheimer's disease

DW Fisher, DA Bennett, H Dong - Neurobiology of aging, 2018 - Elsevier
Clinical studies indicate that Alzheimer's disease (AD) disproportionately affects women in
both disease prevalence and rate of symptom progression, but the mechanisms underlying …

Sex mediates relationships between regional tau pathology and cognitive decline

RF Buckley, MR Scott, HIL Jacobs… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The goal of this study was to examine sex differences in tau distribution across the
brain of older adults, using positron emission tomography (PET), and investigate how these …

ER‐mitochondria contacts and cholesterol metabolism are disrupted by disease‐associated tau protein

L Szabo, N Cummins, P Paganetti, A Odermatt… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Abnormal tau protein impairs mitochondrial function, including transport, dynamics, and
bioenergetics. Mitochondria interact with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via mitochondria …

Intermittent fasting and cognitive performance–Targeting BDNF as potential strategy to optimise brain health

K Seidler, M Barrow - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Aging is the major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, accelerated by excessive
calorie consumption and sedentary lifestyles. Bioenergetic challenges such as intermittent …

Mitochondrial dysfunction: the missing link between aging and sporadic Alzheimer's disease

A Grimm, K Friedland, A Eckert - Biogerontology, 2016 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that represents the
most common form of dementia among the elderly. Despite the fact that AD was studied for …

Targeting epigenetics: A novel promise for Alzheimer's disease treatment

D Jeremic, L Jiménez-Díaz, JD Navarro-López - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
So far, the search for a cure for Alzheimer Disease (AD) has been unsuccessful. The only
approved drugs attenuate some symptoms, but do not halt the progress of this disease …

Molecular mechanisms and cellular events involved in the neuroprotective actions of estradiol. Analysis of sex differences

I Azcoitia, GE Barreto, LM Garcia-Segura - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
Estradiol, either from peripheral or central origin, activates multiple molecular
neuroprotective and neuroreparative responses that, being mediated by estrogen receptors …