The effect of aging on brain barriers and the consequences for Alzheimer's disease development

N Gorlé, C Van Cauwenberghe, C Libert… - Mammalian …, 2016 - Springer
Life expectancy has increased in most developed countries, which has led to an increase in
the proportion of elderly people in the world's population. However, this increase in life …

Blood–brain-barriers in aging and in Alzheimer's disease

F Marques, JC Sousa, N Sousa, JA Palha - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2013 - Springer
The aging process correlates with a progressive failure in the normal cellular and organ
functioning; these alterations are aggravated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In both aging and …

Blood-brain barrier alterations in ageing and dementia

BO Popescu, EC Toescu, LM Popescu… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Elsevier
The current pathogenic scenarios of different types of dementia are based on a number of
common mechanisms of neurodegeneration, such as accumulation of abnormal proteins …

Age-associated physiological and pathological changes at the blood–brain barrier: A review

F Erdő, L Denes, E de Lange - Journal of Cerebral Blood …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The age-associated decline of the neurological and cognitive functions becomes more and
more serious challenge for the developed countries with the increasing number of aged …

Targeting the “hallmarks of aging” to slow aging and treat age-related disease: fact or fiction?

M Keshavarz, K Xie, K Schaaf, D Bano… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Aging is a major risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative
and cerebrovascular disorders. Aging processes have therefore been discussed as potential …

Mechanisms underlying brain aging under normal and pathological conditions

M Jin, SQ Cai - Neuroscience Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Aging is a major risk factor for many human diseases, including cognitive impairment, which
affects a large population of the elderly. In the past few decades, our understanding of the …

The blood brain barrier: Insights from development and ageing

C Delaney, M Campbell - Tissue Barriers, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The blood brain barrier is a necessity for cerebral homeostasis and response to
environmental insult, thus loss in functionality with age creates opportunities for disease to …

Biological age and environmental risk factors for dementia and stroke: Molecular mechanisms

P Knobel, R Litke, CV Mobbs - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Since the development of antibiotics and vaccination, as well as major improvements in
public hygiene, the main risk factors for morbidity and mortality are age and chronic …

Between destiny and disease: genetics and molecular pathways of human central nervous system aging

C Glorioso, E Sibille - Progress in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Aging of the human brain is associated with “normal” functional, structural, and molecular
changes that underlie alterations in cognition, memory, mood and motor function, amongst …

The interaction between ageing and Alzheimer's disease: insights from the hallmarks of ageing

Y Liu, Y Tan, Z Zhang, M Yi, L Zhu, W Peng - Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Ageing is a crucial risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is characterised by systemic
changes in both intracellular and extracellular microenvironments that affect the entire body …