Aducanumab: first approval

S Dhillon - Drugs, 2021 - Springer
Aducanumab (aducanumab-avwa; Aduhelm™) is a human, immunoglobulin gamma 1
(IgG1) monoclonal antibody directed against aggregated soluble and insoluble forms of …

Amyloid β oligomers in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, treatment, and diagnosis

KL Viola, WL Klein - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
Protein aggregation is common to dozens of diseases including prionoses, diabetes,
Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Over the past 15 years, there has been a paradigm shift in …

Therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease in clinical trials

J Godyń, J Jończyk, D Panek, B Malawska - Pharmacological Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered to be the most common cause of dementia and is an
incurable, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Current treatment of the disease …

Targeting protein aggregation for the treatment of degenerative diseases

YS Eisele, C Monteiro, C Fearns… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
The aggregation of specific proteins is hypothesized to underlie several degenerative
diseases, which are collectively known as amyloid disorders. However, the mechanistic …

In vivo Evidence for Therapeutic Properties of Cannabidiol (CBD) for Alzheimer's Disease

G Watt, T Karl - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that is affecting an
increasing number of people. It is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-β and tau …

Immunotherapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's disease

T Wisniewski, F Goñi - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia worldwide and is an
emerging global epidemic. It is characterized by an imbalance between production and …

The role of APOE in cerebrovascular dysfunction

LM Tai, R Thomas, FM Marottoli, KP Koster… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE4) is associated with cognitive decline
during aging, is the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and has links to other …

Epidemic spreading model to characterize misfolded proteins propagation in aging and associated neurodegenerative disorders

Y Iturria-Medina, RC Sotero, PJ Toussaint… - PLoS computational …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Misfolded proteins (MP) are a key component in aging and associated neurodegenerative
disorders. For example, misfolded Amyloid-ß (Aß) and tau proteins are two neuropathogenic …

CNS-draining meningeal lymphatic vasculature: roles, conundrums and future challenges

SP das Neves, N Delivanoglou… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A genuine and functional lymphatic vascular system is found in the meninges that sheath the
central nervous system (CNS). This unexpected (re) discovery led to a reevaluation of CNS …

The sleep–wake cycle and Alzheimer's disease: what do we know?

MM Lim, JR Gerstner, DM Holtzman - Neurodegenerative disease …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Sleep–wake disturbances are a highly prevalent and often disabling feature of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). A cardinal feature of AD includes the formation of amyloid plaques, associated …