The amyloid cascade hypothesis: an updated critical review

KP Kepp, NK Robakis, PF Høilund-Carlsen, SL Sensi… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Results from recent clinical trials of antibodies that target amyloid-β (Aβ) for Alzheimer's
disease have created excitement and have been heralded as corroboration of the amyloid …

Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders

AN Brandebura, A Paumier, TS Onur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There is increasing appreciation that non-neuronal cells contribute to the initiation,
progression and pathology of diverse neurodegenerative disorders. This Review focuses on …

The physiological roles of tau and Aβ: implications for Alzheimer's disease pathology and therapeutics

SA Kent, TL Spires-Jones, CS Durrant - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Tau and amyloid beta (Aβ) are the prime suspects for driving pathology in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and, as such, have become the focus of therapeutic development. Recent …

Blood-brain barrier: from physiology to disease and back

MD Sweeney, Z Zhao, A Montagne… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents neurotoxic plasma components, blood cells, and
pathogens from entering the brain. At the same time, the BBB regulates transport of …

APP mouse models for Alzheimer's disease preclinical studies

H Sasaguri, P Nilsson, S Hashimoto, K Nagata… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
Animal models of human diseases that accurately recapitulate clinical pathology are
indispensable for understanding molecular mechanisms and advancing preclinical studies …

The amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease at 25 years

DJ Selkoe, J Hardy - EMBO molecular medicine, 2016 - embopress.org
Despite continuing debate about the amyloid β‐protein (or Aβ hypothesis, new lines of
evidence from laboratories and clinics worldwide support the concept that an imbalance …

Alzheimer's disease

P Scheltens, K Blennow, MMB Breteler, B De Strooper… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Although the prevalence of dementia continues to increase worldwide, incidence in the
western world might have decreased as a result of better vascular care and improved brain …

The cellular phase of Alzheimer's disease

B De Strooper, E Karran - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
The amyloid hypothesis for Alzheimer's disease (AD) posits a neuron-centric, linear cascade
initiated by Aβ and leading to dementia. This direct causality is incompatible with clinical …

Alzheimer's disease failed clinical trials

S Asher, R Priefer - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease typically presenting with
symptoms of memory loss and cognitive decline. Existing theories for the causation of this …