APP mouse models for Alzheimer's disease preclinical studies

H Sasaguri, P Nilsson, S Hashimoto, K Nagata… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
Animal models of human diseases that accurately recapitulate clinical pathology are
indispensable for understanding molecular mechanisms and advancing preclinical studies …

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 …

Molecular dynamics simulations and novel drug discovery

X Liu, D Shi, S Zhou, H Liu, H Liu… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can provide not only plentiful dynamical
structural information on biomacromolecules but also a wealth of energetic information …

The amyloid cascade hypothesis: are we poised for success or failure?

E Karran, B De Strooper - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The first description of Alzheimer's disease (AD) was made in 1907 by Alois Alzheimer
(Allgemeine Zeitschrift fur Psyciatrie und Psychisch‐Gerichtliche Medizin 64, 3, 1907) …

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 …

BACE1 inhibitor drugs in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease

R Vassar - Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2014 - Springer
Abstract β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) is the β-secretase
enzyme required for the production of the neurotoxic β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide that is widely …

Clearance of cerebral Aβ in Alzheimer's disease: reassessing the role of microglia and monocytes

L Zuroff, D Daley, KL Black… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Deficiency in cerebral amyloid β-protein (Aβ) clearance is implicated in the pathogenesis of
the common late-onset forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accumulation of misfolded Aβ in …

Translating genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease into mechanistic insight and drug targets

A Sierksma, V Escott-Price, B De Strooper - Science, 2020 - science.org
To provide better prevention and treatment, we need to understand the environmental and
genetic risks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the definition of AD has been …

The BACE1 inhibitor verubecestat (MK-8931) reduces CNS β-amyloid in animal models and in Alzheimer's disease patients

ME Kennedy, AW Stamford, X Chen, K Cox… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
β-Amyloid (Aβ) peptides are thought to be critically involved in the etiology of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The aspartyl protease β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 …

Cellular functions of the amyloid precursor protein from development to dementia

R Van Der Kant, LSB Goldstein - Developmental cell, 2015 - cell.com
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a key player in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The Aβ
fragments of APP are the major constituent of AD-associated amyloid plaques, and …