The amyloid-β pathway in Alzheimer's disease

H Hampel, J Hardy, K Blennow, C Chen, G Perry… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Breakthroughs in molecular medicine have positioned the amyloid-β (Aβ) pathway at the
center of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology. While the detailed molecular …

Current state of Alzheimer's fluid biomarkers

JL Molinuevo, S Ayton, R Batrla, MM Bednar… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with a complex and
heterogeneous pathophysiology. The number of people living with AD is predicted to …

Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity

ML Choi, A Chappard, BP Singh, C Maclachlan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) drives Parkinson's disease (PD), although the initial
stages of self-assembly and structural conversion have not been directly observed inside …

α-Synuclein misfolding and aggregation: Implications in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mehra, S Sahay, SK Maji - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has been extensively studied for its structural and biophysical
properties owing to its pathophysiological role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Lewy bodies …

α-synuclein oligomers interact with ATP synthase and open the permeability transition pore in Parkinson's disease

MHR Ludtmann, PR Angelova, MH Horrocks… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Protein aggregation causes α-synuclein to switch from its physiological role to a pathological
toxic gain of function. Under physiological conditions, monomeric α-synuclein improves ATP …

Fluorescent probes for bioimaging of potential biomarkers in Parkinson's disease

L Gao, W Wang, X Wang, F Yang, L Xie… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), as the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is
caused by complex pathological processes and currently remains very difficult to treat. PD …

[HTML][HTML] Visualizing and trapping transient oligomers in amyloid assembly pathways

EE Cawood, TK Karamanos, AJ Wilson… - Biophysical chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Oligomers which form during amyloid fibril assembly are considered to be key contributors
towards amyloid disease. However, understanding how such intermediates form, their …

Different soluble aggregates of Aβ42 can give rise to cellular toxicity through different mechanisms

S De, DC Wirthensohn, P Flagmeier, C Hughes… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Protein aggregation is a complex process resulting in the formation of heterogeneous
mixtures of aggregate populations that are closely linked to neurodegenerative conditions …

Quantifying misfolded protein oligomers as drug targets and biomarkers in Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases

K Kulenkampff, AM Wolf Perez, P Sormanni… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein misfolding and aggregation are characteristic of a wide range of neurodegenerative
disorders, including Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases. A hallmark of these diseases is the …

Picomolar concentrations of oligomeric alpha-synuclein sensitizes TLR4 to play an initiating role in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

CD Hughes, ML Choi, M Ryten, L Hopkins… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Despite the wealth of genomic and transcriptomic data in Parkinson's disease (PD), the
initial molecular events are unknown. Using LD score regression analysis, we show …