Tau-based therapies in neurodegeneration: opportunities and challenges

C Li, J Götz - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2017 - nature.com
Aggregates of the microtubule-associated protein tau are a defining feature of several
neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively known as tauopathies, and constitute one …

Alpha-synuclein PET tracer development—an overview about current efforts

Š Korat, NSR Bidesi, F Bonanno, A Di Nanni… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) are manifested by inclusion
bodies of alpha-synuclein (α-syn) also called α-synucleinopathies. Detection of these …

Four-repeat tauopathies

TW Roesler, AT Marvian, M Brendel… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein with versatile functions in the dynamic assembly of
the neuronal cytoskeleton. Four-repeat (4R-) tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative …

The informed road map to prevention of Alzheimer Disease: A call to arms

E McDade, JJ Llibre-Guerra, DM Holtzman… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer disease (AD) prevention trials hold the promise to delay or prevent cognitive
decline and dementia onset by intervening before significant neuronal damage occurs. In …

Disrupting pathologic phase transitions in neurodegeneration

BT Hurtle, L Xie, CJ Donnelly - The Journal of clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Solid-like protein deposits found in aged and diseased human brains have revealed a
relationship between insoluble protein accumulations and the resulting deficits in neurologic …

A prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitor reduces tau pathology in cellular models and in mice with tauopathy

TS Eteläinen, MC Silva, JK Uhari-Väänänen… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Tauopathies are neurodegenerative diseases that are characterized by accumulation of
hyperphosphorylated tau protein, higher-order aggregates, and tau filaments. Protein …

The clinical drug candidate anle138b binds in a cavity of lipidic α-synuclein fibrils

L Antonschmidt, D Matthes, R Dervişoğlu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins is a characteristic of multiple neurodegenerative
diseases. Atomic resolution of small molecule binding to such pathological protein …

Depopulation of dense α-synuclein aggregates is associated with rescue of dopamine neuron dysfunction and death in a new Parkinson's disease model

M Wegrzynowicz, D Bar-On, L Calo', O Anichtchik… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the presence of α-synuclein aggregates known
as Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, whose formation is linked to disease development. The …

Role of tau in various tauopathies, treatment approaches, and emerging role of nanotechnology in neurodegenerative disorders

P Kaur, A Khera, HK Alajangi, A Sharma… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
A few protein kinases and phosphatases regulate tau protein phosphorylation and an
imbalance in their enzyme activity results in tau hyper-phosphorylation. Aberrant tau …

Retinal α-synuclein deposits in Parkinson's disease patients and animal models

L Veys, M Vandenabeele, I Ortuno-Lizaran… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Despite decades of research, accurate diagnosis of Parkinson's disease remains a
challenge, and disease-modifying treatments are still lacking. Research into the early …