Cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease: a still poorly understood correlation

R Ricciarelli, E Canepa, B Marengo, UM Marinari… - IUBMB …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A large amount of evidence suggests a pathogenic link between cholesterol homeostasis
dysregulation and Alzheimer's disease (AD). In cell culture systems, the production of …

Cholesterol level and statin use in Alzheimer disease: I. Review of epidemiological and preclinical studies

NE Shepardson, GM Shankar, DJ Selkoe - Archives of neurology, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
During the last 2 decades, evidence has accumulated that a high cholesterol level may
increase the risk of developing Alzheimer disease (AD). With the global use of statins to treat …

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) …

Cholesterol-modifying strategies for Alzheimer's disease

A Solomon, M Kivipelto - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The link between cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is indicated by genetic,
epidemiological, experimental and clinical evidence, although the relationship is far from …

Cholesterol, Aβ and Alzheimer's disease

T Hartmann - Trends in neurosciences, 2001 - cell.com
Statins have been used for many years for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. They
lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) …

[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 …

Cholesterol-lowering drugs and Alzheimer''s disease

GP Eckert, WE MüüLler… - Clinical Lipidology and …, 2007 - search.proquest.com
Experimental in vitro and in vivo findings as well as some retrospective epidemiological
studies link cholesterol homeostasis with Alzheimer''s disease (AD), and there are some …

Statins: drugs for Alzheimer's disease?

GP Eckert, WG Wood, WE Müller - Journal of neural transmission, 2005 - Springer
Evidences from cell culture experiments and animal studies suggest a strong link between
cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This relationship is supported by retrospective …

Statin therapy for Alzheimer's disease: will it work?

SS Petanceska, S DeRosa, V Olm, N Diaz… - Journal of Molecular …, 2002 - Springer
Disease-modifying therapies are being developed for Alzheimer's disease (AD). These are
expected to slow the clinical progression of the disease or delay its onset. Cerebral …

Cholesterol and statins in Alzheimer's disease: current controversies

ACRG Fonseca, R Resende, CR Oliveira… - Experimental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the principal cause of dementia in older people, and
accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide is a crucial event in AD pathogenesis. Despite …