[HTML][HTML] Environmental pollutants as risk factors for neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases

M Chin-Chan, J Navarro-Yepes… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer (AD) and Parkinson (PD) have attracted
attention in last decades due to their high incidence worldwide. The etiology of these …

The role of astrocytes in amyloid production and Alzheimer's disease

GR Frost, YM Li - Open biology, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is marked by the presence of extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ)
plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and gliosis, activated glial cells, in the …

Systematic review of potential health risks posed by pharmaceutical, occupational and consumer exposures to metallic and nanoscale aluminum, aluminum oxides …

CC Willhite, NA Karyakina, RA Yokel… - Critical reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Aluminum (Al) is a ubiquitous substance encountered both naturally (as the third most
abundant element) and intentionally (used in water, foods, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines); …

Role of natural products for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

T Noori, AR Dehpour, A Sureda… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Negative psychological and physiological consequences of neurodegenerative disorders
represent a high social and health cost. Among the neurodegenerative disorders …

Metals and neurodegenerative diseases. A systematic review

CE Cicero, G Mostile, R Vasta, V Rapisarda… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative processes encompass a large variety of diseases with different
pathological patterns and clinical presentation such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) …

Metal dyshomeostasis and oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease

MA Greenough, J Camakaris, AI Bush - Neurochemistry international, 2013 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly and is defined by two
pathological hallmarks; the accumulation of aggregated amyloid beta and excessively …

Copper, zinc and iron in neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and prion diseases)

H Kozlowski, M Luczkowski, M Remelli… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2012 - Elsevier
The basic role of metal ions including copper, zinc and iron in neurological pathologies is
generally accepted. The relationship between the development of disease and particular …

Role of environmental contaminants in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease: a review

M Yegambaram, B Manivannan… - Current Alzheimer …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's dis ease (AD) is a leading cause of mortality in the developed world with 70%
risk attributable to genetics. The remaining 30% of AD risk is hypothesized to include …

Oxidative stress in blood in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis

M Schrag, C Mueller, M Zabel, A Crofton… - Neurobiology of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abnormal oxidative stress is an established feature of Alzheimer's disease, but clinical trials
aiming to reduce oxidative stress have not yet proven an effective therapy for dementia …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc homeostasis and neurodegenerative disorders

B Szewczyk - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Zinc is an essential trace element, whose importance to the function of the central nervous
system (CNS) is increasingly being appreciated. Alterations in zinc dyshomeostasis has …