[HTML][HTML] Functions and dysfunctions of nitric oxide in brain

P Picón-Pagès, J Garcia-Buendia, FJ Munoz - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) works as a retrograde neurotransmitter in synapses, allows the brain blood
flow and also has important roles in intracellular signaling in neurons from the regulation of …

Microbes and Alzheimer's disease

RF Itzhaki, R Lathe, BJ Balin, MJ Ball… - … of Infection and …, 2017 - ebooks.iospress.nl
We are researchers and clinicians working on Alzheimer's disease (AD) or related topics,
and we write to express our concern that one particular aspect of the disease has been …

[HTML][HTML] Corroboration of a major role for herpes simplex virus type 1 in Alzheimer's disease

RF Itzhaki - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Strong evidence has emerged recently for the concept that herpes simplex virus type 1
(HSV1) is a major risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This concept proposes that latent HSV1 …

Alzheimer's amyloid-β is an antimicrobial peptide: a review of the evidence

ML Gosztyla, HM Brothers… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
The amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide has long been considered to be the driving force behind
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, clinical trials that have successfully reduced Aβ burden …

Infectious origin of Alzheimer's disease: Amyloid beta as a component of brain antimicrobial immunity

I Vojtechova, T Machacek, Z Kristofikova… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The amyloid cascade hypothesis, focusing on pathological proteins aggregation, has so far
failed to uncover the root cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD), or to provide an effective …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and Alzheimer's disease: increasing evidence for a major role of the virus

RF Itzhaki - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), when present in brain of carriers of the type 4 allele of
the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE), has been implicated as a major factor in Alzheimer's …

Infectious agents and neurodegeneration

G De Chiara, ME Marcocci, R Sgarbanti, L Civitelli… - Molecular …, 2012 - Springer
A growing body of epidemiologic and experimental data point to chronic bacterial and viral
infections as possible risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's …

Molecular mechanisms for herpes simplex virus type 1 pathogenesis in Alzheimer's disease

SA Harris, EA Harris - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This review focuses on research in the areas of epidemiology, neuropathology, molecular
biology and genetics that implicates herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) as a causative …

The integrated stress response and phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2α in neurodegeneration

S Bond, C Lopez-Lloreda, PJ Gannon… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The proposed molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative pathogenesis are
varied, precluding the development of effective therapies for these increasingly prevalent …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and Alzheimer's disease: possible mechanisms and signposts

RF Itzhaki - The FASEB Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Support for the concept that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), when present in the brains
of apolipoprotein E‐«4 carriers, is a major risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is increasing …