Successful therapies for Alzheimer's disease: why so many in animal models and none in humans?

R Franco, A Cedazo-Minguez - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Peering into the field of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the outsider realizes that many of the
therapeutic strategies tested (in animal models) have been successful. One also may notice …

The informed road map to prevention of Alzheimer Disease: A call to arms

E McDade, JJ Llibre-Guerra, DM Holtzman… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer disease (AD) prevention trials hold the promise to delay or prevent cognitive
decline and dementia onset by intervening before significant neuronal damage occurs. In …

Advances in the therapy of Alzheimer's disease: targeting amyloid beta and tau and perspectives for the future

H Hampel, LS Schneider, E Giacobini… - Expert review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Worldwide multidisciplinary translational research has led to a growing knowledge of the
genetics and molecular pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) indicating that …

The Aβ hypothesis: leading us to rationally‐designed therapeutic strategies for the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer disease

TE Golde - Brain pathology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years the amyloid cascade hypothesis of Alzheimer disease (AD) has been
increasingly referred to as the amyloid β protein (Aβ) cascade hypothesis. This subtle …

The multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's disease for developing potential therapeutics

M Carmo Carreiras, E Mendes… - Current topics in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimerβs disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder with several target
proteins contributing to its aetiology. Pathological, genetic, biochemical, and modeling …

Synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

Y Chen, AKY Fu, NY Ip - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in the
elderly population, is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and pathological …

Synaptic changes in Alzheimer's disease and its models

J Pozueta, R Lefort, ML Shelanski - Neuroscience, 2013 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a highly prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
a progressive loss of cognition and the presence of two hallmark lesions, senile plaques …

On the path to 2025: understanding the Alzheimer's disease continuum

PS Aisen, J Cummings, CR Jack, JC Morris… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2017 - Springer
Basic research advances in recent years have furthered our understanding of the natural
history of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is now recognized that pathophysiological changes …

Linking the amyloid, tau, and mitochondrial hypotheses of Alzheimer's disease and identifying promising drug targets

Z Fišar - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Damage or loss of brain cells and impaired neurochemistry, neurogenesis, and synaptic and
nonsynaptic plasticity of the brain lead to dementia in neurodegenerative diseases, such as …

Revisiting the role of brain and peripheral Aβ in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

MS Uddin, MT Kabir, D Tewari, A Al Mamun… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Amyloid beta (Aβ) is an intricate molecule that interacts with several biomolecules and/or
produces insoluble assemblies and eventually the nonphysiological depositions of its …