[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

Y Huang, L Mucke - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
There are still no effective treatments to prevent, halt, or reverse Alzheimer's disease, but
research advances over the past three decades could change this gloomy picture. Genetic …

Pharmacotherapies for Alzheimer's disease: beyond cholinesterase inhibitors

HO Tayeb, HD Yang, BH Price, FI Tarazi - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of memory impairment and dementia in
the elderly. AD is pathologically characterized by extracellular deposits of beta-amyloid (Aβ) …

Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in patients with Alzheimer's disease treated with bapineuzumab: a retrospective analysis

R Sperling, S Salloway, DJ Brooks, D Tampieri… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) have been reported in patients
with Alzheimer's disease treated with bapineuzumab, a humanised monoclonal antibody …

Mechanism of amyloid removal in patients with Alzheimer disease treated with gantenerumab

S Ostrowitzki, D Deptula, L Thurfjell… - Archives of …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Background Gantenerumab is a fully human anti-Aβ monoclonal antibody in clinical
development for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD). Objectives To investigate whether …

A plaque-specific antibody clears existing β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease mice

RB DeMattos, J Lu, Y Tang, MM Racke, CA DeLong… - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Aβ Immunotherapy is a promising therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease. Preclinical
studies demonstrate that plaque prevention is possible; however, the more relevant …

Alzheimer disease: new concepts on its neurobiology and the clinical role imaging will play

CR Jack Jr - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) is one of, if not the most, feared diseases associated with aging. The
prevalence of AD increases exponentially with age after 60 years. Increasing life expectancy …

Effect of immunotherapy with bapineuzumab on cerebrospinal fluid biomarker levels in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease

K Blennow, H Zetterberg, JO Rinne… - Archives of …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Background Given the slow and variable clinical course of Alzheimer disease, very large
and extended clinical trials are needed to identify a beneficial clinical effect of disease …

Retracted: 'Clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease': immunotherapy approaches

J Delrieu, PJ Ousset, C Caillaud… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2012) 120 (Suppl. 1), 186–193. Abstract Recent advances in the
understanding of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis have led to the development of …

High prevalence of cerebral microbleeds at 7Tesla MRI in patients with early Alzheimer's disease

M Brundel, SM Heringa, J de Bresser… - Journal of …, 2012 - content.iospress.com
The prevalence of microbleeds on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is lower than that of its presumed pathological correlate, cerebral …

Targeting Beta Amyloid: A Clinical Review of Immunotherapeutic Approaches in Alzheimer′ s Disease

K Lobello, JM Ryan, E Liu, G Rippon… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As the societal and economic burdens of Alzheimer′ s disease (AD) continue to mount, so
does the need for therapies that slow the progression of the illness. Beta amyloid has long …