Inconsistencies and controversies surrounding the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease

GP Morris, IA Clark, B Vissel - Acta neuropathologica communications, 2014 - Springer
The amyloid hypothesis has driven drug development strategies for Alzheimer's disease for
over 20 years. We review why accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers is generally …

Animal models of Alzheimer disease

FM LaFerla, KN Green - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Significant insights into the function of genes associated with Alzheimer disease and related
dementias have occurred through studying genetically modified animals. Although none of …

Neural stem cells improve cognition via BDNF in a transgenic model of Alzheimer disease

M Blurton-Jones, M Kitazawa… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation represents an unexplored approach for treating
neurodegenerative disorders associated with cognitive decline such as Alzheimer disease …

Synergistic interactions between Aβ, tau, and α-synuclein: acceleration of neuropathology and cognitive decline

LK Clinton, M Blurton-Jones, K Myczek… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent age-related neurodegenerative disorder, is
characterized pathologically by the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and tau-laden …

Innovative therapy for Alzheimer's disease-with focus on biodelivery of NGF

S Mitra, H Behbahani, M Eriksdotter - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with
abnormal protein modification, inflammation and memory impairment. Aggregated amyloid …

Microglial repopulation resolves inflammation and promotes brain recovery after injury

RA Rice, J Pham, RJ Lee, AR Najafi, BL West… - Glia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia mediate chronic neuroinflammation following central nervous system (CNS)
disease or injury, and in doing so, damage the local brain environment by impairing …

Elimination of microglia improves functional outcomes following extensive neuronal loss in the hippocampus

RA Rice, EE Spangenberg… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
With severe injury or disease, microglia become chronically activated and damage the local
brain environment, likely contributing to cognitive decline. We previously discovered that …

When neurogenesis encounters aging and disease

O Lazarov, MP Mattson, DA Peterson… - Trends in …, 2010 - cell.com
In this review, we consider the evidence that a reduction in neurogenesis underlies aging-
related cognitive deficits and impairments in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Human neural stem cells improve cognition and promote synaptic growth in two complementary transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease and neuronal loss

RR Ager, JL Davis, A Agazaryan, F Benavente… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent age‐related neurodegenerative disorder,
affecting over 35 million people worldwide. Pathologically, AD is characterized by the …

Neurodegeneration and microtubule dynamics: death by a thousand cuts

J Dubey, N Ratnakaran, SP Koushika - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Microtubules form important cytoskeletal structures that play a role in establishing and
maintaining neuronal polarity, regulating neuronal morphology, transporting cargo, and …