The amyloid-β pathway in Alzheimer's disease

H Hampel, J Hardy, K Blennow, C Chen, G Perry… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Breakthroughs in molecular medicine have positioned the amyloid-β (Aβ) pathway at the
center of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology. While the detailed molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Past, present and future of therapeutic strategies against amyloid-β peptides in Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review

D Jeremic, L Jiménez-Díaz, JD Navarro-López - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in ageing,
affecting around 46 million people worldwide but few treatments are currently available. The …

Aducanumab, gantenerumab, BAN2401, and ALZ-801—the first wave of amyloid-targeting drugs for Alzheimer's disease with potential for near term approval

M Tolar, S Abushakra, JA Hey, A Porsteinsson… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
The body of evidence suggesting a causative, initiating role of beta amyloid (Aβ) in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is substantial. Yet, only a few anti-amyloid agents …

Cerebral blood flow decrease as an early pathological mechanism in Alzheimer's disease

N Korte, R Nortley, D Attwell - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Therapies targeting late events in Alzheimer's disease (AD), including aggregation of
amyloid beta (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau, have largely failed, probably because they …

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 …

Development of multifunctional molecules as potential therapeutic candidates for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the …

MG Savelieff, G Nam, J Kang, HJ Lee, M Lee… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Neurodegenerative diseases pose a substantial socioeconomic burden on society.
Unfortunately, the aging world population and lack of effective cures foreshadow a negative …

The amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease at 25 years

DJ Selkoe, J Hardy - EMBO molecular medicine, 2016 - embopress.org
Despite continuing debate about the amyloid β‐protein (or Aβ hypothesis, new lines of
evidence from laboratories and clinics worldwide support the concept that an imbalance …

The clinical promise of biomarkers of synapse damage or loss in Alzheimer's disease

M Colom-Cadena, T Spires-Jones, H Zetterberg… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Synapse damage and loss are fundamental to the pathophysiology of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and lead to reduced cognitive function. The goal of this review is to …

Traumatic brain injuries

K Blennow, DL Brody, PM Kochanek, H Levin… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are clinically grouped by severity: mild, moderate and severe.
Mild TBI (the least severe form) is synonymous with concussion and is typically caused by …

Alzheimer disease pathogenesis: insights from molecular and cellular biology studies of oligomeric Aβ and tau species

XQ Chen, WC Mobley - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) represents an oncoming epidemic that without an effective
treatment promises to exact extraordinary human and financial burdens. Studies of …