Revisiting the neurovascular unit

S Schaeffer, C Iadecola - Nature neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
The brain is supplied by an elaborate vascular network that originates extracranially and
reaches deep into the brain. The concept of the neurovascular unit provides a useful …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotective effect of SGLT2 inhibitors

A Pawlos, M Broncel, E Woźniak, P Gorzelak-Pabiś - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Patients with diabetes are at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and cognitive
impairment. SGLT2 inhibitors (Empagliflozin, Canagliflozin, Dapagliflozin, Ertugliflozin …

Single-cell dissection of the human brain vasculature

FJ Garcia, N Sun, H Lee, B Godlewski, H Mathys… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the importance of the cerebrovasculature in maintaining normal brain physiology
and in understanding neurodegeneration and drug delivery to the central nervous system …

Integrating human brain proteomes with genome-wide association data implicates new proteins in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

AP Wingo, Y Liu, ES Gerasimov, J Gockley… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many risk loci for Alzheimer's
disease (AD),, but how these loci confer AD risk is unclear. Here, we aimed to identify loci …

[HTML][HTML] Shared mechanisms across the major psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases

TS Wingo, Y Liu, ES Gerasimov, SM Vattathil… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Several common psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases share epidemiologic risk;
however, whether they share pathophysiology is unclear and is the focus of our …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebral blood flow decrease as an early pathological mechanism in Alzheimer's disease

N Korte, R Nortley, D Attwell - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Therapies targeting late events in Alzheimer's disease (AD), including aggregation of
amyloid beta (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau, have largely failed, probably because they …

Proteomics analysis of plasma from middle-aged adults identifies protein markers of dementia risk in later life

KA Walker, J Chen, L Shi, Y Yang, M Fornage… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
A diverse set of biological processes have been implicated in the pathophysiology of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias. However, there is limited understanding of …

Brain proteome-wide association study implicates novel proteins in depression pathogenesis

TS Wingo, Y Liu, ES Gerasimov, J Gockley… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Depression is a common condition, but current treatments are only effective in a subset of
individuals. To identify new treatment targets, we integrated depression genome-wide …

[HTML][HTML] Compilation of reported protein changes in the brain in Alzheimer's disease

M Askenazi, T Kavanagh, G Pires… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Proteomic studies of human Alzheimer's disease brain tissue have potential to identify
protein changes that drive disease, and to identify new drug targets. Here, we analyse 38 …

Hypertension, neurovascular dysfunction, and cognitive impairment

MM Santisteban, C Iadecola, D Carnevale - Hypertension, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertension affects a significant proportion of the adult and aging population and
represents an important risk factor for vascular cognitive impairment and late-life dementia …