Therapies for prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

J Mendiola-Precoma, LC Berumen… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia associated with a
progressive neurodegenerative disorder, with a prevalence of 44 million people throughout …

Pros and cons for statins use and risk of Parkinson's disease: An updated perspective

HM Al‐kuraishy, AI Al‐Gareeb, A Alexiou… - Pharmacology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most frequent neurodegenerative brain disease
(NBD) after Alzheimer's disease (AD). Statins are the most common lipid‐lowering agents …

Cholesterol as a key player in amyloid β-mediated toxicity in Alzheimer's disease

V Rudajev, J Novotny - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is one of the most
devastating and widespread diseases worldwide, mainly affecting the aging population. One …

Loss of astrocyte cholesterol synthesis disrupts neuronal function and alters whole-body metabolism

HA Ferris, RJ Perry, GV Moreira… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Cholesterol is important for normal brain function. The brain synthesizes its own cholesterol,
presumably in astrocytes. We have previously shown that diabetes results in decreased …

[HTML][HTML] ApoE4-induced cholesterol dysregulation and its brain cell type-specific implications in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

W Jeong, H Lee, S Cho, J Seo - Molecules and cells, 2019 - Elsevier
Significant knowledge about the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been
gained in the last century; however, the understanding of its causes of onset remains limited …

A crosstalk between brain cholesterol oxidation and glucose metabolism in Alzheimer's disease

P Gamba, E Staurenghi, G Testa, S Giannelli… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In Alzheimer's disease (AD), both cholesterol and glucose dysmetabolism precede the onset
of memory deficit and contribute to the disease's progression. It is indeed now believed that …

Effects of statins on dopamine loss and prognosis in Parkinson's disease

SH Jeong, HS Lee, SJ Chung, HS Yoo, JH Jung… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Statins are more widely used not only for the primary and secondary prevention of
cardiovascular disease by blocking cholesterol biosynthesis but also for the potential …

Region-specific characteristics of astrocytes and microglia: a possible involvement in aging and diseases

J Lee, SW Kim, KT Kim - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although different regions of the brain are dedicated to specific functions, the intra-and inter-
regional heterogeneity of astrocytes and microglia in these regions has not yet been fully …

Comorbidity of osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease: IsAKT-ing on cellular glucose uptake the missing link?

K Fehsel, J Christl - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are both degenerative diseases. Osteoporosis
often proceeds cognitive deficits, and multiple studies have revealed common triggers that …

The silence of the fats: A MAM's story about Alzheimer

RR Agrawal, J Montesinos, D Larrea… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The discovery of contact sites was a breakthrough in cell biology. We have learned that an
organelle cannot function in isolation, and that many cellular functions depend on …