Inflammatory aspects of Alzheimer's disease

P Botella Lucena, MT Heneka - Acta Neuropathologica, 2024 - Springer
Alzheimer´ s disease (AD) stands out as the most common chronic neurodegenerative
disorder. AD is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss, with …

The multiple roles of chronic stress and glucocorticoids in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

MR Burke, I Sotiropoulos, CL Waites - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Chronic stress and the accompanying long-term elevation of glucocorticoids (GCs), the
stress hormones of the body, increase the risk and accelerate the progression of Alzheimer's …

Plasma proteomics and lipidomics facilitate elucidation of the link between Alzheimer's disease development and vessel wall fragility

SM Tokuoka, F Hamano, A Kobayashi, S Adachi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) and mass spectrometry (MS) methodologies were
utilized for the proteomic and lipidomic characterization of plasma specimens from patients …

Serum Brevican as a Biomarker of Cerebrovascular Disease in an Elderly Cognitively Impaired Cohort

RSL Chia, K Minta, LY Wu, KHT Salai, YL Chai, S Hilal… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the brain, the extracellular matrix (ECM) composition shapes the neuronal
microenvironment and can undergo substantial changes with cerebral pathology. Brevican …

Serum Placental Growth Factor as a Marker of Cerebrovascular Disease Burden in Alzheimer's Disease

LY Wu, JR Chong, JPC Chong, S Hilal… - Journal of …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Background: Concomitant cerebrovascular diseases (CeVD) have been identified as an
important determinant of Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. Development of robust …

Variations in inflammatory regulators in male patients with chronic schizophrenia associated with psychopathology and cognitive deficits

T Guo, L Chen, L Luan, M Yang, X Zhang, H Yang - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Immune dysregulation has been identified as a contributing factor in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia. This study aimed to investigate variations in specific …

Innate neuroimmunity across aging and neurodegeneration: a perspective from amyloidogenic evolvability

G Ho, L Lam, T Tran, J Wei… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In Alzheimer's Disease (AD), amyloidogenic proteins (APs), such as β-amyloid (Aβ) and tau,
may act as alarmins/damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) to stimulate …

Potential Alzheimer's disease drug targets identified through microglial biology research

I Lepiarz-Raba, T Hidayat, AJ Hannan… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Microglia, the primary immune cells in the brain, play multifaceted roles in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microglia can potentially mitigate the pathological progression of …

Elevated protease-activated receptor 4 (PAR4) gene expression in Alzheimer's disease predicts cognitive decline

RL Winfree, K Erreger, J Phillips, M Seto, Y Wang… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Platelet activation of protease-activated receptor 4 (PAR4) and thrombin are at the top of a
chain of events leading to fibrin deposition, microinfarcts, blood-brain barrier disruption, and …

Cognitive Dysfunction in Hospitalized Patient with Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19: A 1-Year Prospective Observational Study

MC Vasile, CI Vasile, AA Arbune… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To screen the neurocognitive impairment persistent post-COVID-19. Patients and
Methods We assessed the neuropsychiatric disorders associated with COVID-19 in a …