Inconsistencies and controversies surrounding the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease

GP Morris, IA Clark, B Vissel - Acta neuropathologica communications, 2014 - Springer
The amyloid hypothesis has driven drug development strategies for Alzheimer's disease for
over 20 years. We review why accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers is generally …

Akkermansia muciniphila in neuropsychiatric disorders: friend or foe?

W Lei, Y Cheng, J Gao, X Liu, L Shao… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An accumulating body of evidence suggests that the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila
exhibits positive systemic effects on host health, mainly by improving immunological and …

Protective effects of Akkermansia muciniphila on cognitive deficits and amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Z Ou, L Deng, Z Lu, F Wu, W Liu, D Huang… - Nutrition & Diabetes, 2020 - nature.com
Objective Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a global health problem without effective methods to
alleviate the disease progression. Amyloid β-protein (Aβ) is widely accepted as a key …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated risk of type 2 diabetes for development of Alzheimer disease: a key role for oxidative stress in brain

DA Butterfield, F Di Domenico, E Barone - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among the elderly and is
characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognition. Epidemiological data show that …

Oxidative stress: a major player in cerebrovascular alterations associated to neurodegenerative events

C Carvalho, PI Moreira - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The brain is one of the most exquisite organs in the body with high metabolic demands, and
requires a tight regulation of the surrounding environment. This tight control is exerted by the …

Insulin, IGF-1 and GLP-1 signaling in neurodegenerative disorders: targets for disease modification?

F Bassil, PO Fernagut, E Bezard, WG Meissner - Progress in neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Insulin and Insulin Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) play a major role in body homeostasis
and glucose regulation. They also have paracrine/autocrine functions in the brain. The …

DL-3-n-butylphthalide ameliorates diabetes-associated cognitive decline by enhancing PI3K/Akt signaling and suppressing oxidative stress

B Wang, C Wu, Z Chen, P Zheng, Y Liu… - Acta pharmacologica …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract DL-3-n-Butylphthalide (DL-NBP), a small molecular compound extracted from the
seeds of Apium graveolens Linn (Chinese celery), has been shown to exert neuroprotective …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic defects shared by Alzheimer's disease and diabetes: A focus on mitochondria

C Carvalho, PI Moreira - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two global epidemics that
share several metabolic defects, such as insulin resistance, impaired glucose metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes-related alterations in brain mitochondria, autophagy and synaptic markers

C Carvalho, MS Santos, CR Oliveira… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2015 - Elsevier
We aimed to investigate mitochondrial function, biogenesis and autophagy in the brain of
type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) mice. Isolated brain mitochondria and …

Role of metabolism in neurodegenerative disorders

C Procaccini, M Santopaolo, D Faicchia, A Colamatteo… - Metabolism, 2016 - Elsevier
Along with the increase in life expectancy over the last century, the prevalence of age-
related disorders, such as neurodegenerative diseases continues to rise. This is the case of …