The synapse as a treatment avenue for Alzheimer's Disease

L Peng, I Bestard-Lorigados, W Song - Molecular psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with devastating symptoms,
including memory impairments and cognitive deficits. Hallmarks of AD pathology are …

Targeting the synapse in Alzheimer's disease

J Jackson, E Jambrina, J Li, H Marston… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dynamic gain and loss of synapses is fundamental to healthy brain function. While
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment strategies have largely focussed on beta-amyloid and …

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 …

The clinical promise of biomarkers of synapse damage or loss in Alzheimer's disease

M Colom-Cadena, T Spires-Jones, H Zetterberg… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Synapse damage and loss are fundamental to the pathophysiology of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and lead to reduced cognitive function. The goal of this review is to …

A focus on the synapse for neuroprotection in Alzheimer disease and other dementias

P Coleman, H Federoff, R Kurlan - Neurology, 2004 - AAN Enterprises
Synaptic dysfunction and failure are processes that occur early in Alzheimer disease (AD)
and are important targets for protective treatments to slow AD progression and preserve …

The role of astrocytes in synapse loss in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

LA Hulshof, D van Nuijs, EM Hol… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting 35 million people
worldwide. One pathological feature of progressing AD is the loss of synapses. This is the …

Synaptic activity and Alzheimer's disease: a critical update

D Tampellini - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Synapses have been known for many years to be the crucial target of pathology in different
forms of dementia, in particular Alzheimer's disease (AD). Synapses and their appropriate …

Synaptic impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a dysregulated symphony

S Forner, D Baglietto-Vargas, AC Martini… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and
devastating neurodegeneration, not only as a result of the extracellular accumulation of beta …

Synapses and Alzheimer's disease

M Sheng, BL Sabatini… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major cause of dementia in the elderly. Pathologically, AD is
characterized by the accumulation of insoluble aggregates of Aβ-peptides that are …

Targeting synapse function and loss for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

B Dejanovic, M Sheng, JE Hanson - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Synapse dysfunction and loss are hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases that correlate
with cognitive decline. However, the mechanisms and therapeutic strategies to prevent or …