Lest we forget you—methylene blue…

RH Schirmer, H Adler, M Pickhardt, E Mandelkow - Neurobiology of aging, 2011 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB), the first synthetic drug, has a 120-year-long history of diverse
applications, both in medical treatments and as a staining reagent. In recent years there was …

Cellular and molecular actions of methylene blue in the nervous system

M Oz, DE Lorke, M Hasan… - Medicinal research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Methylene Blue (MB), following its introduction to biology in the 19th century by Ehrlich, has
found uses in various areas of medicine and biology. At present, MB is the first line of …

Prefrontal mechanisms in extinction of conditioned fear

GJ Quirk, R Garcia, F González-Lima - Biological psychiatry, 2006 - Elsevier
Interest in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) as a source of behavioral inhibition has
increased with the mounting evidence for a functional role of the mPFC in extinction of …

Mitochondria as a target for neuroprotection: role of methylene blue and photobiomodulation

L Yang, H Youngblood, C Wu, Q Zhang - Translational neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a central role in the formation of neuroinflammation and
oxidative stress, which are important factors contributing to the development of brain …

Methylene blue and Alzheimer's disease

M Oz, DE Lorke, GA Petroianu - Biochemical pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
The relationship between methylene blue (MB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has recently
attracted increasing scientific attention since it has been suggested that MB may slow down …

The potentials of methylene blue as an anti-aging drug

H Xue, A Thaivalappil, K Cao - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Methylene blue (MB), as the first fully man-made medicine, has a wide range of clinical
applications. Apart from its well-known applications in surgical staining, malaria, and …

Preventive methylene blue treatment preserves cognition in mice expressing full-length pro-aggregant human Tau

K Hochgräfe, A Sydow, D Matenia, D Cadinu… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) composed of Tau are hallmarks of
neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease. Transgenic mice expressing full-length pro …

Neurometabolic mechanisms for memory enhancement and neuroprotection of methylene blue

JC Rojas, AK Bruchey, F Gonzalez-Lima - Progress in neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper provides the first review of the memory-enhancing and neuroprotective metabolic
mechanisms of action of methylene blue in vivo. These mechanisms have important …

Neuroprotective actions of methylene blue and its derivatives

E Poteet, A Winters, LJ Yan, K Shufelt, KN Green… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Methylene blue (MB), the first lead chemical structure of phenothiazine and other
derivatives, is commonly used in diagnostic procedures and as a treatment for …

Methylene blue inhibits amyloid Aβ oligomerization by promoting fibrillization

M Necula, L Breydo, S Milton, R Kayed… - Biochemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Amyloid plaques are hallmark neuropathological lesions in Alzheimer's disease, which
consist of abnormally aggregated Aβ protein. Multiple Aβ aggregated species have been …