Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis in health and diseases: from mechanisms to targeted therapeutics

Y Duan, K Gong, S Xu, F Zhang, X Meng… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Disturbed cholesterol homeostasis plays critical roles in the development of multiple
diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), neurodegenerative diseases and …

The epidemiology of Parkinson's disease: risk factors and prevention

A Ascherio, MA Schwarzschild - The Lancet Neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Since 2006, several longitudinal studies have assessed environmental or behavioural
factors that seem to modify the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Increased risk of …

Side effects of statins: from pathophysiology and epidemiology to diagnostic and therapeutic implications

M Ruscica, N Ferri, M Banach, CR Sirtori… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Treatment with statins, inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A
reductase, has proven beneficial preventive effects on cardiovascular events. However …

Alpha-synuclein structure and Parkinson's disease–lessons and emerging principles

RM Meade, DP Fairlie, JM Mason - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2019 - Springer
Alpha-synuclein (αS) is the major constituent of Lewy bodies and a pathogenic hallmark of
all synucleinopathathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies …

Cholesterol metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

L Dai, L Zou, L Meng, G Qiang, M Yan, Z Zhang - Molecular neurobiology, 2021 - Springer
Cholesterol is an indispensable component of the cell membrane and plays vital roles in
critical physiological processes. Brain cholesterol accounts for a large portion of total …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing autophagy in Alzheimer's disease through drug repositioning

M Eshraghi, M Ahmadi, S Afshar, S Lorzadeh… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the biggest human health threats due to increases in
aging of the global population. Unfortunately, drugs for treating AD have been largely …

Statin use and risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

E Olmastroni, G Molari, N De Beni… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims As the potential impact of statins on cognitive decline and dementia is still debated, we
conducted a meta-analysis of observational studies to examine the effect of statin use on the …

Prediction of drug-target interactions and drug repositioning via network-based inference

F Cheng, C Liu, J Jiang, W Lu, W Li, G Liu… - PLoS computational …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Drug-target interaction (DTI) is the basis of drug discovery and design. It is time consuming
and costly to determine DTI experimentally. Hence, it is necessary to develop computational …

The role of lipids in Parkinson's disease

H Xicoy, B Wieringa, GJM Martens - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive
loss of dopaminergic neurons from the nigrostriatal pathway, formation of Lewy bodies, and …

Linking lipids to Alzheimer's disease: cholesterol and beyond

G Di Paolo, TW Kim - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
Lipid-mediated signalling regulates a plethora of physiological processes, including crucial
aspects of brain function. In addition, dysregulation of lipid pathways has been implicated in …