Cholesterol as a causative factor in Alzheimer's disease: a debatable hypothesis

WG Wood, L Li, WE Müller… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
High serum/plasma cholesterol levels have been suggested as a risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Some reports, mostly retrospective epidemiological studies, have observed a …

Alterations of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium signaling molecular components in Alzheimer's disease

M Chami, F Checler - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustained imbalance in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) entry and clearance alters cellular
integrity, ultimately leading to cellular homeostasis disequilibrium and cell death …

Post-translational remodeling of ryanodine receptor induces calcium leak leading to Alzheimer's disease-like pathologies and cognitive deficits

A Lacampagne, X Liu, S Reiken, R Bussiere… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
The mechanisms underlying ryanodine receptor (RyR) dysfunction associated with
Alzheimer disease (AD) are still not well understood. Here, we show that neuronal RyR2 …

Identification of novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitors designed by pharmacophore-based virtual screening, molecular docking and bioassay

C Jang, DK Yadav, L Subedi, R Venkatesan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In this study, pharmacophore based 3D QSAR models for human acetylcholinesterase
(AChE) inhibitors were generated, with good significance, statistical values (r2training …

Astrocytic calcium and cAMP in neurodegenerative diseases

M Sobolczyk, T Boczek - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is commonly accepted that the role of astrocytes exceeds far beyond neuronal scaffold and
energy supply. Their unique morphological and functional features have recently brough …

Monoaminergic system modulation in depression and Alzheimer's disease: a new standpoint?

MG Morgese, L Trabace - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of depression has dramatically increased, and it has been estimated that
over 300 million people suffer from depression all over the world. Depression is highly …

β2 adrenergic receptor, protein kinase A (PKA) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathways mediate tau pathology in Alzheimer disease models

D Wang, Q Fu, Y Zhou, B Xu, Q Shi, B Igwe… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by neurodegeneration marked by loss of synapses
and spines associated with hyperphosphorylation of tau protein. Accumulating amyloid β …

[HTML][HTML] Binding of amyloid β peptide to β2 adrenergic receptor induces PKA-dependent AMPA receptor hyperactivity

D Wang, G Govindaiah, R Liu, V De Arcangelis… - The FASEB …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Progressive decrease in neuronal function is an established feature of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Previous studies have shown that amyloid β (Aβ) peptide induces acute increase in …

Amyloid β peptide-(1–42) induces internalization and degradation of β2 adrenergic receptors in prefrontal cortical neurons

D Wang, EY Yuen, Y Zhou, Z Yan, YK Xiang - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Emerging evidence indicates that amyloid β peptide (Aβ) initially induces subtle alterations
in synaptic function in Alzheimer disease. We have recently shown that Aβ binds to β 2 …

Amyloid β production is regulated by β2-adrenergic signaling-mediated post-translational modifications of the ryanodine receptor

R Bussiere, A Lacampagne, S Reiken, X Liu… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
Alteration of ryanodine receptor (RyR)-mediated calcium (Ca 2+) signaling has been
reported in Alzheimer disease (AD) models. However, the molecular mechanisms …