Using mice to model Alzheimer's dementia: an overview of the clinical disease and the preclinical behavioral changes in 10 mouse models

SJ Webster, AD Bachstetter, PT Nelson… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The goal of this review is to discuss how behavioral tests in mice relate to the pathological
and neuropsychological features seen in human Alzheimer's disease (AD), and present a …

Role of EGFR in the Nervous System

R Romano, C Bucci - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the first discovered member of the receptor
tyrosine kinase superfamily and plays a fundamental role during embryogenesis and in …

An overview of APP processing enzymes and products

VW Chow, MP Mattson, PC Wong… - Neuromolecular …, 2010 - Springer
The generation of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) by enzymatic cleavages of the β-amyloid
precursor protein (APP) has been at the center of Alzheimer's disease (AD) research. While …

[HTML][HTML] β-Amyloid peptides and amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

GK Gouras, TT Olsson, O Hansson - Neurotherapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Many lines of evidence support that β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides play an important role in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia. But despite much effort the …

Synapses and Alzheimer's disease

M Sheng, BL Sabatini… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major cause of dementia in the elderly. Pathologically, AD is
characterized by the accumulation of insoluble aggregates of Aβ-peptides that are …

Proteolytic processing of Alzheimer's β‐amyloid precursor protein

H Zhang, Q Ma, Y Zhang, H Xu - Journal of Neurochemistry …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2012) 120 (Suppl. 1), 9–21. Abstract β‐Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a
critical factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). APP undergoes post …

Synaptogenic effect of APP-Swedish mutation in familial Alzheimer's disease

B Zhou, JG Lu, A Siddu, M Wernig… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Mutations in β-amyloid (Aβ) precursor protein (APP) cause familial Alzheimer's disease (AD)
probably by enhancing Aβ peptides production from APP. An antibody targeting Aβ …

Presenilin-1 knockin mice reveal loss-of-function mechanism for familial Alzheimer's disease

D Xia, H Watanabe, B Wu, SH Lee, Y Li, E Tsvetkov… - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Presenilins play essential roles in memory formation, synaptic function, and neuronal
survival. Mutations in the Presenilin-1 (PSEN1) gene are the major cause of familial …

Intraneuronal β-amyloid accumulation and synapse pathology in Alzheimer's disease

GK Gouras, D Tampellini, RH Takahashi… - Acta …, 2010 - Springer
The aberrant accumulation of aggregated β-amyloid peptides (Aβ) as plaques is a hallmark
of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology and reduction of Aβ has become a leading …

The role of CREB signaling in Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders

CA Saura, J Valero - 2011 - degruyter.com
Gene expression changes in the brain affect cognition during normal and pathological
aging. Progress in understanding the cellular processes regulating gene expression …