Cellular and pathological heterogeneity of primary tauopathies

DC Chung, S Roemer, L Petrucelli… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Microtubule-associated protein tau is abnormally aggregated in neuronal and glial cells in a
range of neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively referred to as tauopathies …

Microglia emerge as central players in brain disease

MW Salter, B Stevens - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
There has been an explosion of new findings recently giving us insights into the involvement
of microglia in central nervous system (CNS) disorders. A host of new molecular tools and …

New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

C Bellenguez, F Küçükali, IE Jansen, L Kleineidam… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Characterization of the genetic landscape of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related
dementias (ADD) provides a unique opportunity for a better understanding of the associated …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer's disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing

BW Kunkle, B Grenier-Boley, R Sims, JC Bis… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), the most prevalent dementia, is partially
driven by genetics. To identify LOAD risk loci, we performed a large genome-wide …

Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study

EM Reiman, JF Arboleda-Velasquez, YT Quiroz… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Each additional copy of the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele is associated with a higher risk
of Alzheimer's dementia, while the APOE2 allele is associated with a lower risk of …

Autophagy and neurodegeneration: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

FM Menzies, A Fleming, A Caricasole, CF Bento… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Autophagy is a conserved pathway that delivers cytoplasmic contents to the lysosome for
degradation. Here we consider its roles in neuronal health and disease. We review …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on ethnic and racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: update and areas of immediate need

GM Babulal, YT Quiroz, BC Albensi… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs) are a global crisis facing the aging
population and society as a whole. With the numbers of people with ADRDs predicted to rise …

Clusterin in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, genetics, and lessons from other pathologies

EM Foster, A Dangla-Valls, S Lovestone… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Clusterin (CLU) or APOJ is a multifunctional glycoprotein that has been implicated in several
physiological and pathological states, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). With a prominent …

Compromised autophagy and neurodegenerative diseases

FM Menzies, A Fleming, DC Rubinsztein - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Most neurodegenerative diseases that afflict humans are associated with the
intracytoplasmic deposition of aggregate-prone proteins in neurons and with mitochondrial …

Autophagy induction as a therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

A Djajadikerta, S Keshri, M Pavel, R Prestil… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a major, conserved cellular pathway by which cells deliver cytoplasmic
contents to lysosomes for degradation. Genetic studies have revealed extensive links …