Islet amyloid polypeptide: another key molecule in Alzheimer's pathogenesis?

Y Zhang, W Song - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent epidemiological evidence reveals that patients suffering from type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) often experience a significant decline in cognitive function, and …

The novel multitarget iron chelating and propargylamine drug M30 affects APP regulation and processing activities in Alzheimer's disease models

T Amit, O Bar-Am, D Mechlovich, L Kupershmidt… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
In many of the neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-
related disorders, as well as in the regular ageing process, excessive generation of …

BACE1 cleavage site selection critical for amyloidogenesis and Alzheimer's pathogenesis

S Zhang, Z Wang, F Cai, M Zhang, Y Wu… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Mutations in amyloid β precursor protein (APP) gene alter APP processing, either causing
familial Alzheimer9s disease (AD) or protecting against dementia. Under normal conditions …

Marginal vitamin A deficiency facilitates Alzheimer's pathogenesis

J Zeng, L Chen, Z Wang, Q Chen, Z Fan, H Jiang… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Deposition of amyloid β protein (Aβ) to form neuritic plaques in the brain is the unique
pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ is derived from amyloid β precursor …

Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ameliorates cognitive function and synaptic plasticity in APP23/PS45 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Z Huang, T Tan, Y Du, L Chen, M Fu, Y Yu… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease leading to dementia,
which is characterized by progressive memory loss and other cognitive dysfunctions. Recent …

Protective effects of wogonin against Alzheimer's disease by inhibition of amyloidogenic pathway

DS Huang, YC Yu, CH Wu… - … Based Complementary and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
One of the pathogenic systems of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the formation of β‐amyloid
plaques in the brains of patients, and amyloidogenic activity becomes one of the therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] BAG-1M co-activates BACE1 transcription through NF-κB and accelerates Aβ production and memory deficit in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Z Shi, Y Hong, K Zhang, J Wang, L Zheng… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Accumulation of amyloid β protein (Aβ)-containing neuritic plaques in the brain is a
neuropathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The β-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 …

Marginal vitamin A deficiency exacerbates memory deficits following Aβ1-42 injection in rats

J Zeng, T Li, M Gong, W Jiang, T Yang… - Current Alzheimer …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Although clinical vitamin A deficiency (VAD), which is a public health problem
developing throughout the world, has been well controlled, marginal vitamin A deficiency …

Cyclic cis-locked phospho-dipeptides reduce entry of AβPP into amyloidogenic processing pathway

CL Fisher, RJ Resnick, S De… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
The cis/trans isomerization of X-Pro peptide bonds in proteins in some instances acts as a
molecular switch in biological pathways. Our prior work suggests that the cis isomer of the …

Selective neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease

J Wang - 2017 - open.library.ubc.ca
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are featured by cholinergic and
dopaminergic neuron loss, respectively. As a unique pathological hallmark of AD, neuritic …