[HTML][HTML] mRNA-based therapeutics: powerful and versatile tools to combat diseases

S Qin, X Tang, Y Chen, K Chen, N Fan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The therapeutic use of messenger RNA (mRNA) has fueled great hope to combat a wide
range of incurable diseases. Recent rapid advances in biotechnology and molecular …

Functional roles of reactive astrocytes in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

R Patani, GE Hardingham, SA Liddelow - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in uncovering the mechanisms that underlie neuroinflammation and
neurodegenerative disease, therapies that prevent neuronal loss remain elusive. Targeting …

Amyloid-β-independent regulators of tau pathology in Alzheimer disease

R van der Kant, LSB Goldstein… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The global epidemic of Alzheimer disease (AD) is worsening, and no approved treatment
can revert or arrest progression of this disease. AD pathology is characterized by the …

[HTML][HTML] APOE4 exacerbates synapse loss and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease patient iPSC-derived cerebral organoids

J Zhao, Y Fu, Y Yamazaki, Y Ren, MD Davis… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
APOE4 is the strongest genetic risk factor associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease
(AD). To address the underlying mechanism, we develop cerebral organoid models using …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling Alzheimer's disease with iPSC-derived brain cells

J Penney, WT Ralvenius, LH Tsai - Molecular psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with no cure. Countless
promising therapeutics have shown efficacy in rodent Alzheimer's disease models yet failed …

A 3D human triculture system modeling neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease

J Park, I Wetzel, I Marriott, D Dréau, C D'Avanzo… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by beta-amyloid accumulation, phosphorylated
tau formation, hyperactivation of glial cells, and neuronal loss. The mechanisms of AD …

[HTML][HTML] The amyloid-β oligomer hypothesis: beginning of the third decade

EN Cline, MA Bicca, KL Viola… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
The amyloid-β oligomer (AβO) hypothesis was introduced in 1998. It proposed that the brain
damage leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD) was instigated by soluble, ligand-like AβOs …

[PDF][PDF] iPSC-based disease modeling and drug discovery in cardinal neurodegenerative disorders

H Okano, S Morimoto - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
It has been 15 years since the birth of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)
technology in 2007, and the scope of its application has been expanding. In addition to the …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases

A Slanzi, G Iannoto, B Rossi, E Zenaro… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases are progressive degenerative conditions characterized by the
functional deterioration and ultimate loss of neurons. These incurable and debilitating …

ER stress and the unfolded protein response in neurodegeneration

C Hetz, S Saxena - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
The clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative diseases is initiated by the selective
alteration in the functionality of distinct neuronal populations. The pathology of many …