Gene–environment interactions in Alzheimer disease: the emerging role of epigenetics

L Migliore, F Coppedè - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
With the exception of a few monogenic forms, Alzheimer disease (AD) has a complex
aetiology that is likely to involve multiple susceptibility genes and environmental factors. The …

[HTML][HTML] Neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease

JA Trejo-Lopez, AT Yachnis, S Prokop - Neurotherapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
The key pathological hallmarks—extracellular plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary
tangles (NFT)—described by Alois Alzheimer in his seminal 1907 article are still central to …

The ageing brain: molecular and cellular basis of neurodegeneration

S Azam, ME Haque, R Balakrishnan, IS Kim… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ageing is an inevitable event in the lifecycle of all organisms, characterized by progressive
physiological deterioration and increased vulnerability to death. Ageing has also been …

TREM2—a key player in microglial biology and Alzheimer disease

TK Ulland, M Colonna - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a debilitating dementia believed to result from the deposition of
extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ)-containing plaques followed by the formation of neurofibrillary …

Dissecting the clinical heterogeneity of early-onset Alzheimer's disease

DW Sirkis, LW Bonham, TP Johnson, R La Joie… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) is a rare but particularly devastating form of AD.
Though notable for its high degree of clinical heterogeneity, EOAD is defined by the same …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: Therapeutic potential and future perspectives

Z Zhang, X Yang, YQ Song, J Tu - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease in the elderly and the
most common cause of human dementia. AD is characterized by accumulation of abnormal …

Microglia in Alzheimer's disease

H Sarlus, MT Heneka - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Microglia are brain-resident myeloid cells that mediate key functions to support the CNS.
Microglia express a wide range of receptors that act as molecular sensors, which recognize …

Retinal pathological features and proteome signatures of Alzheimer's disease

Y Koronyo, A Rentsendorj, N Mirzaei, GC Regis… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies were discovered in the accessible neurosensory
retina. However, their exact nature and topographical distribution, particularly in the early …

APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 mutations in early-onset Alzheimer disease: A genetic screening study of familial and sporadic cases

HM Lanoiselée, G Nicolas, D Wallon… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Amyloid protein precursor (APP), presenilin-1 (PSEN1), and presenilin-2
(PSEN2) mutations cause autosomal dominant forms of early-onset Alzheimer disease (AD …

Late onset Alzheimer's disease genetics implicates microglial pathways in disease risk

AG Efthymiou, AM Goate - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2017 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a highly heritable complex disease with no current effective
prevention or treatment. The majority of drugs developed for AD focus on the amyloid …