Paradoxical roles of caspase-3 in regulating cell survival, proliferation, and tumorigenesis

E Eskandari, CJ Eaves - Journal of Cell Biology, 2022 - rupress.org
Caspase-3 is a widely expressed member of a conserved family of proteins, generally
recognized for their activated proteolytic roles in the execution of apoptosis in cells …

Oxidative stress, dysfunctional glucose metabolism and Alzheimer disease

DA Butterfield, B Halliwell - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a major cause of age-related dementia. We do not fully
understand AD aetiology and pathogenesis, but oxidative damage is a key component. The …

Amyloid beta: structure, biology and structure-based therapeutic development

G Chen, T Xu, Y Yan, Y Zhou, Y Jiang… - Acta pharmacologica …, 2017 - nature.com
Amyloid beta peptide (Aβ) is produced through the proteolytic processing of a
transmembrane protein, amyloid precursor protein (APP), by β-and γ-secretases. Aβ …

Tau protein interaction partners and their roles in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies

J Sinsky, K Pichlerova, J Hanes - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tau protein plays a critical role in the assembly, stabilization, and modulation of
microtubules, which are important for the normal function of neurons and the brain. In …

Physiology and pharmacology of amyloid precursor protein

Y Cho, HG Bae, E Okun, TV Arumugam… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is an evolutionarily conserved transmembrane protein and
a well-characterized precursor protein of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides, which accumulate in …

[HTML][HTML] Reversal of cognitive decline: a novel therapeutic program

DE Bredesen - Aging (Albany NY), 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This report describes a novel, comprehensive, and personalized therapeutic program that is
based on the underlying pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, and which involves multiple …

Pathways towards and away from Alzheimer's disease

MP Mattson - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Slowly but surely, Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients lose their memory and their cognitive
abilities, and even their personalities may change dramatically. These changes are due to …

Apoptosis in neurodegenerative disorders

MP Mattson - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2000 - nature.com
Neuronal death underlies the symptoms of many human neurological disorders, including
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, stroke, and amyotrophic lateral …

The multifaceted nature of amyloid precursor protein and its proteolytic fragments: friends and foes

HS Nhan, K Chiang, EH Koo - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
The amyloid precursor protein (APP) has occupied a central position in Alzheimer's disease
(AD) pathophysiology, in large part due to the seminal role of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), a …

Aβ peptide vaccination prevents memory loss in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease

D Morgan, DM Diamond, PE Gottschall, KE Ugen… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Vaccinations with amyloid-β peptide (AB) can dramatically reduce amyloid deposition in a
transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. To determine if the vaccinations had …