Amyloid β-based therapy for Alzheimer's disease: Challenges, successes and future

Y Zhang, H Chen, R Li, K Sterling… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyloid β protein (Aβ) is the main component of neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), and its accumulation has been considered as the molecular driver of Alzheimer's …

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 …

Alzheimer's pathology is associated with dedifferentiation of intrinsic functional memory networks in aging

KE Cassady, JN Adams, X Chen, A Maass… - Cerebral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease (AD), beta-amyloid plaques (Aβ) and tau tangles
accumulate in distinct spatiotemporal patterns within the brain, tracking closely with episodic …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal functional connectivity patterns of the default mode network in healthy older adults

B Malagurski, PF Deschwanden, L Jäncke, S Mérillat - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Cross-sectional studies have consistently identified age-associated alterations in default
mode network (DMN) functional connectivity (FC). Yet, research on longitudinal trajectories …

Amyloid-PET and white matter hyperintensities have independent effects on baseline cognitive function and synergistic effects on longitudinal executive function

DG Ali, EL Abner, AA Bahrani, R El Khouli, BT Gold… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Co-occurrence of beta amyloid (Aβ) and white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) increase the
risk of dementia and both are considered biomarkers of preclinical dementia. Moderation …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep and physical activity measures are associated with resting-state network segregation in non-demented older adults

DD Callow, AP Spira, V Zipunnikov, H Lu… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2024 - Elsevier
Greater physical activity and better sleep are associated with reduced risk of cognitive
decline and dementia among older adults, but little is known about their combined …

Concordance of intrinsic brain connectivity measures is disrupted in alzheimer's disease

X Chen, OA Onur, N Richter, R Fassbender… - Brain …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Recently, a new resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI)
measure to evaluate the concordance between different rs-fMRI metrics has been proposed …

Sex-Related Disparities in the Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruelus and Salience Network in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease

YH Um, SM Wang, DW Kang, S Kim, CU Lee… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent studies have demonstrated the pivotal role of locus coeruleus (LC) and salience
network (SN) resting state functional connectivity (rsFC) changes in the early stage of …

Touchscreen-based cognitive training alters functional connectivity patterns in aged but not young male rats

LS Gaynor, M Ravi, S Zequeira, AM Hampton… - Eneuro, 2023 - eneuro.org
Age-related cognitive decline is related to cellular and systems-level disruptions across
multiple brain regions. Because age-related cellular changes within different structures do …

Regional strength of large-scale functional brain networks is associated with regional volumes in older adults and in Alzheimer's disease

G Sarli, M De Marco, M Hallikainen, H Soininen… - Brain …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: The association between regional volumes and resting-state functional
networks was tested within the default-mode network (DMN), influenced by Alzheimer …