Recent advances in Alzheimer's disease: Mechanisms, clinical trials and new drug development strategies

J Zhang, Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Xia, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) stands as the predominant form of dementia, presenting significant
and escalating global challenges. Its etiology is intricate and diverse, stemming from a …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Alzheimer's disease and its pharmaceutical potential

L Gao, Y Zhang, K Sterling, W Song - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Synaptic abnormalities are a cardinal feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that are known to
arise as the disease progresses. A growing body of evidence suggests that pathological …

[HTML][HTML] Past, present and future of therapeutic strategies against amyloid-β peptides in Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review

D Jeremic, L Jiménez-Díaz, JD Navarro-López - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in ageing,
affecting around 46 million people worldwide but few treatments are currently available. The …

Recent advances on the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in neurodegenerative diseases

KF Azman, R Zakaria - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurotrophins, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), are essential for neuronal
survival and growth. The signaling cascades initiated by BDNF and its receptor are the key …

Temporal and spatial cellular and molecular pathological alterations with single-cell resolution in the adult spinal cord after injury

C Li, Z Wu, L Zhou, J Shao, X Hu, W Xu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) involves diverse injury responses in different cell types in a
temporally and spatially specific manner. Here, using single-cell transcriptomic analyses …

Dysregulation of BDNF/TrkB signaling mediated by NMDAR/Ca2+/calpain might contribute to postoperative cognitive dysfunction in aging mice

LL Qiu, W Pan, D Luo, GF Zhang, ZQ Zhou… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) is a recognized clinical phenomenon
characterized by cognitive impairments in patients following anesthesia and surgery, yet its …

Brain-derived neurotropic factor in neurodegenerative disorders

AM Ibrahim, L Chauhan, A Bhardwaj, A Sharma… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, neurodegenerative diseases cause a significant degree of disability and distress.
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), primarily found in the brain, has a substantial role …

[HTML][HTML] Research on ferroptosis as a therapeutic target for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Y Wang, M Lv, W Zhao - Ageing research reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is an iron-and lipid peroxidation (LPO)-mediated programmed cell death type.
Recently, mounting evidence has indicated the involvement of ferroptosis in …

The role of brain derived neurotrophic factor in central nervous system

Y Li, F Li, D Qin, H Chen, J Wang, J Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has multiple biological functions which are
mediated by the activation of two receptors, tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) receptor …

Environment and gene association with obesity and their impact on neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases

MT Flores-Dorantes, YE Díaz-López… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a multifactorial disease in which environmental conditions and several genes play
an important role in the development of this disease. Obesity is associated with …