Noradrenaline in the aging brain: promoting cognitive reserve or accelerating Alzheimer's disease?

M Mather - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Many believe that engaging in novel and mentally challenging activities promotes brain
health and prevents Alzheimer's disease in later life. However, mental stimulation may also …

Selective noradrenaline depletion impairs working memory and hippocampal neurogenesis

M Coradazzi, R Gulino, F Fieramosca… - Neurobiology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus play a role in learning and memory, and their
loss is an early event in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. Moreover, noradrenaline may …

Noradrenaline in alzheimer's disease: A new potential therapeutic target

IL Gutiérrez, C Dello Russo, F Novellino… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A growing body of evidence demonstrates the important role of the noradrenergic system in
the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative processes, especially Alzheimer's disease …

Alzheimer's disease: An evolving understanding of noradrenergic involvement and the promising future of electroceutical therapies

C Slater, Q Wang - Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses a significant global health concern over the next several
decades. Multiple hypotheses have been put forth that attempt to explain the underlying …

Noradrenaline deficiency in brain increases β-amyloid plaque burden in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease

S Kalinin, V Gavrilyuk, PE Polak, R Vasser, J Zhao… - Neurobiology of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Loss of Locus coeruleus (LC) noradrenergic (NA) neurons occurs in several
neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease (AD). In vitro and in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated norepinephrine metabolism is linked to cortical thickness in the context of Alzheimer's disease pathology

RWE van Hooren, FRJ Verhey, IHGB Ramakers… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Advanced Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by higher noradrenaline metabolite
levels that may be associated with AD pathology. The locus coeruleus (LC) is the main site …

A noradrenergic theory of cognitive reserve: implications for Alzheimer's disease

IH Robertson - Neurobiology of aging, 2013 - Elsevier
The gap between symptoms and pathology in Alzheimer's disease has been explained by
the hypothetical construct of “cognitive reserve”—a set of variables including education …

Noradrenergic hypothesis linking neurodegeneration-based cognitive decline and astroglia

G Leanza, R Gulino, R Zorec - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In the past, manipulation of the cholinergic system was seen as the most likely therapeutic
for neurodegeneration-based cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD)(Whitehouse et …

Noradrenergic mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases: a theory

MR Marien, FC Colpaert, AC Rosenquist - Brain Research Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
A deficiency in the noradrenergic system of the brain, originating largely from cells in the
locus coeruleus (LC), is theorized to play a critical role in the progression of a family of …

Noradrenaline activation of neurotrophic pathways protects against neuronal amyloid toxicity

SE Counts, EJ Mufson - Journal of neurochemistry, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2010) 113, 649–660. Abstract Degeneration of locus coeruleus (LC)
noradrenergic forebrain projection neurons is an early feature of Alzheimer's disease. The …