[HTML][HTML] The role of amyloid-β oligomers in toxicity, propagation, and immunotherapy

U Sengupta, AN Nilson, R Kayed - EBioMedicine, 2016 - thelancet.com
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is growing every day and finding an effective
treatment is becoming more vital. Amyloid-β (Aβ) has been the focus of research for several …

A mechanistic hypothesis for the impairment of synaptic plasticity by soluble Aβ oligomers from Alzheimer's brain

S Li, DJ Selkoe - Journal of neurochemistry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is increasingly accepted that early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease results in
considerable part from synaptic dysfunction caused by the accumulation of a range of …

A vicious cycle of β amyloid–dependent neuronal hyperactivation

B Zott, MM Simon, W Hong, F Unger, HJ Chen-Engerer… - Science, 2019 - science.org
β-amyloid (Aβ)–dependent neuronal hyperactivity is believed to contribute to the circuit
dysfunction that characterizes the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although …

[HTML][HTML] The intersection of amyloid beta and tau at synapses in Alzheimer's disease

TL Spires-Jones, BT Hyman - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The collapse of neural networks important for memory and cognition, including death of
neurons and degeneration of synapses, causes the debilitating dementia associated with …

Amyloid β protein and Alzheimer's disease: When computer simulations complement experimental studies

J Nasica-Labouze, PH Nguyen, F Sterpone… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) challenges our society with an annual estimated cost of $1.08
trillion in the United States alone by 2050. 1 AD is a progressive irreversible neurological …

Large soluble oligomers of amyloid β-protein from Alzheimer brain are far less neuroactive than the smaller oligomers to which they dissociate

T Yang, S Li, H Xu, DM Walsh… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Soluble oligomers of amyloid β-protein (oAβ) isolated from the brains of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) patients have been shown experimentally (in the absence of amyloid plaques) to …

[HTML][HTML] Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 is a coreceptor for Alzheimer aβ oligomer bound to cellular prion protein

JW Um, AC Kaufman, M Kostylev, JK Heiss, M Stagi… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Soluble amyloid-β oligomers (Aβo) trigger Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology and
bind with high affinity to cellular prion protein (PrP C). At the postsynaptic density (PSD) …

Alzheimer amyloid-β oligomer bound to postsynaptic prion protein activates Fyn to impair neurons

JW Um, HB Nygaard, JK Heiss, MA Kostylev… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers are thought to trigger Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology.
Cellular prion protein (PrPC) selectively binds oligomeric Aβ and can mediate Alzheimer's …

F yn inhibition rescues established memory and synapse loss in A lzheimer mice

AC Kaufman, SV Salazar, LT Haas, J Yang… - Annals of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Currently no effective disease‐modifying agents exist for the treatment of
Alzheimer disease (AD). The Fyn tyrosine kinase is implicated in AD pathology triggered by …

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 …