[HTML][HTML] Alterations in cholesterol metabolism as a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease: Potential novel targets for treatment

R Loera-Valencia, J Goikolea… - The Journal of steroid …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and it is characterized by the
deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Connecting the dots between hypercholesterolemia and Alzheimer's disease: a potential mechanism based on 27-hydroxycholesterol

M Wu, Y Zhai, X Liang, W Chen, R Lin, L Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, is a complex and
multifactorial disease involving genetic and environmental factors, with …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in brain oxysterols at different stages of Alzheimer's disease: their involvement in neuroinflammation

G Testa, E Staurenghi, C Zerbinati, S Gargiulo… - Redox biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a gradually debilitating disease that leads to dementia. The
molecular mechanisms underlying AD are still not clear, and at present no reliable …

[HTML][HTML] Cholesterol dysmetabolism in Alzheimer's disease: a starring role for astrocytes?

E Staurenghi, S Giannelli, G Testa, B Sottero… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the impairment of cholesterol metabolism in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been intensively investigated, and it has been recognized to …

[HTML][HTML] The controversial role of 24-S-hydroxycholesterol in Alzheimer's disease

P Gamba, S Giannelli, E Staurenghi, G Testa, B Sottero… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is influenced by several events, among which
the dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism in the brain plays a major role. Maintenance of …

Alzheimer's disease and cholesterol: the fat connection

L Canevari, JB Clark - Neurochemical research, 2007 - Springer
Since the discovery of the significance of the cholesterol-carrying apolipoprotein E and
cholesterolaemia as major risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) there has been a …

The link between altered cholesterol metabolism and Alzheimer's disease

P Gamba, G Testa, B Sottero, S Gargiulo… - Annals of the New …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is characterized by the
progressive loss of neurons and synapses, and by extracellular deposits of amyloid‐β (Aβ) …

Cholesterol in neurologic disorders of the elderly: stroke and Alzheimer's disease

AB Reiss, KA Siller, MM Rahman, ESL Chan… - Neurobiology of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Mechanisms for the regulation of intracellular cholesterol levels in various types of brain and
vascular cells are of considerable importance in our understanding of the pathogenesis of a …

The role of cholesterol in pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease: dual metabolic interaction between amyloid β-protein and cholesterol

M Michikawa - Molecular neurobiology, 2003 - Springer
The implication that cholesterol plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) is based on the 1993 finding that the presence of apolipoprotein E (apoE) …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid excess in Alzheimer's disease: What is cholesterol to be blamed for?

MD Ledesma, CG Dotti - FEBS letters, 2006 - Elsevier
A link between alterations in cholesterol homeostasis and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
nowadays widely accepted. However, the molecular mechanism/s underlying such link …