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] The β-secretase BACE1 in Alzheimer's disease

H Hampel, R Vassar, B De Strooper, J Hardy… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
BACE1 (beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1) was initially cloned and
characterized in 1999. It is required for the generation of all monomeric forms of amyloid-β …

[HTML][HTML] Lecanemab in early Alzheimer's disease

CH Van Dyck, CJ Swanson, P Aisen… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The accumulation of soluble and insoluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) may
initiate or potentiate pathologic processes in Alzheimer's disease. Lecanemab, a humanized …

[HTML][HTML] Lecanemab, aducanumab, and gantenerumab—binding profiles to different forms of amyloid-beta might explain efficacy and side effects in clinical trials for …

L Söderberg, M Johannesson, P Nygren, H Laudon… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy against amyloid-beta (Aβ) is a promising option for the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ exists as various species, including monomers, oligomers …

Lecanemab in patients with early Alzheimer's disease: detailed results on biomarker, cognitive, and clinical effects from the randomized and open-label extension of …

E McDade, JL Cummings, S Dhadda… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Lecanemab, a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that targets
soluble aggregated Aβ species (protofibrils), has demonstrated robust brain fibrillar amyloid …

A randomized, double-blind, phase 2b proof-of-concept clinical trial in early Alzheimer's disease with lecanemab, an anti-Aβ protofibril antibody

CJ Swanson, Y Zhang, S Dhadda, J Wang… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Lecanemab (BAN2401), an IgG1 monoclonal antibody, preferentially
targets soluble aggregated amyloid beta (Aβ), with activity across oligomers, protofibrils, and …

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 …

Protein misfolding, amyloid formation, and human disease: a summary of progress over the last decade

F Chiti, CM Dobson - Annual review of biochemistry, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Peptides and proteins have been found to possess an inherent tendency to convert from
their native functional states into intractable amyloid aggregates. This phenomenon is …

A path toward precision medicine for neuroinflammatory mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease

H Hampel, F Caraci, AC Cuello, G Caruso… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation commences decades before Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical onset and
represents one of the earliest pathomechanistic alterations throughout the AD continuum …

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 …