Apolipoprotein E: structural insights and links to Alzheimer disease pathogenesis

Y Chen, MR Strickland, A Soranno, DM Holtzman - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is of great interest due to its role as a cholesterol/lipid transporter in
the central nervous system (CNS) and as the most influential genetic risk factor for Alzheimer …

[HTML][HTML] The biological pathways of Alzheimer disease: A review

M Calabrò, C Rinaldi, G Santoro, C Crisafulli - AIMS neuroscience, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, mainly affecting older
people, which severely impairs patients' quality of life. In the recent years, the number of …

Autophagy induction as a therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

A Djajadikerta, S Keshri, M Pavel, R Prestil… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a major, conserved cellular pathway by which cells deliver cytoplasmic
contents to lysosomes for degradation. Genetic studies have revealed extensive links …

The role of autophagy in neurodegenerative disease

RA Nixon - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Autophagy is a lysosomal degradative process used to recycle obsolete cellular constituents
and eliminate damaged organelles and protein aggregates. These substrates reach …

[HTML][HTML] Hallmarks of aging: an autophagic perspective

MC Barbosa, RA Grosso, CM Fader - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is a major protein turnover pathway by which cellular components are delivered
into the lysosomes for degradation and recycling. This intracellular process is able to …

Disorders of lysosomal acidification—The emerging role of v-ATPase in aging and neurodegenerative disease

DJ Colacurcio, RA Nixon - Ageing research reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Autophagy and endocytosis deliver unneeded cellular materials to lysosomes for
degradation. Beyond processing cellular waste, lysosomes release metabolites and ions …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid precursor protein and endosomal–lysosomal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: inseparable partners in a multifactorial disease

RA Nixon - The FASEB Journal, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abnormalities of the endosomal–lysosomal network (ELN) are a signature feature of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). These include the earliest known cytopathology that is specific to …

Autophagy and Alzheimer's disease

Q Li, Y Liu, M Sun - Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2017 - Springer
Autophagy is an essential degradation pathway in clearing abnormal protein aggregates in
mammalian cells and is responsible for protein homeostasis and neuronal health. Several …

Clearance of cerebral Aβ in Alzheimer's disease: reassessing the role of microglia and monocytes

L Zuroff, D Daley, KL Black… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Deficiency in cerebral amyloid β-protein (Aβ) clearance is implicated in the pathogenesis of
the common late-onset forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accumulation of misfolded Aβ in …

Targeting autophagy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: challenges and opportunities

J Liu, L Li - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia which characterized by a
progressive loss of memory and cognitive function due to degeneration of synapses and …