Neurotransmitters—key factors in neurological and neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system

RI Teleanu, AG Niculescu, E Roza… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurotransmitters are molecules that amplify, transmit, and convert signals in cells, having
an essential role in information transmission throughout the nervous system. Hundreds of …

The neuroprotective effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease: An in-depth review

N Reich, C Hölscher - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Currently, there is no disease-modifying treatment available for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
disease (AD and PD) and that includes the highly controversial approval of the Aβ-targeting …

Calcium dyshomeostasis in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

R Cascella, C Cecchi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder that
is characterized by amyloid β-protein deposition in senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles …

Calcium signaling and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases

E Pchitskaya, E Popugaeva, I Bezprozvanny - Cell calcium, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Calcium (Ca 2+) is a ubiquitous second messenger that regulates various activities
in eukaryotic cells. Especially important role calcium plays in excitable cells. Neurons …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium signaling in Alzheimer's disease & therapies

BCK Tong, AJ Wu, M Li, KH Cheung - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and is characterized by the
accumulation of amyloid (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. Much attention …

Bioinorganic chemistry of Alzheimer's disease

KP Kepp - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) 1− 3 is the most common form of dementia (estimated∼ 50− 60%
of all cases), associated with loss of memory (in particular episodic memory), cognitive …

Reactive oxygen species: Physiological and physiopathological effects on synaptic plasticity: Supplementary issue: Brain plasticity and repair

TF Beckhauser, J Francis-Oliveira… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
In the mammalian central nervous system, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is
counterbalanced by antioxidant defenses. When large amounts of ROS accumulate …

Soluble oligomers of amyloid β protein facilitate hippocampal long-term depression by disrupting neuronal glutamate uptake

S Li, S Hong, NE Shepardson, DM Walsh, GM Shankar… - Neuron, 2009 - cell.com
In Alzheimer's disease (AD), the impairment of declarative memory coincides with the
accumulation of extracellular amyloid-β protein (Aβ) and intraneuronal tau aggregates …

Mitochondrial aspects of synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

Q Cai, P Tammineni - Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by brain deposition of amyloid plaques and tau
neurofibrillary tangles along with steady cognitive decline. Synaptic damage, an early …

Roles of amyloid precursor protein and its fragments in regulating neural activity, plasticity and memory

PR Turner, K O'Connor, WP Tate, WC Abraham - Progress in neurobiology, 2003 - Elsevier
Amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) is a membrane-spanning protein with a large
extracellular domain and a much smaller intracellular domain. It is the source of the amyloid …