Cellular actions of beta-amyloid precursor protein and its soluble and fibrillogenic derivatives

MP Mattson - Physiological reviews, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
beta-Amyloid precursor protein (beta-APP), the source of the fibrillogenic amyloid beta-
peptide (A beta) that accumulates in the brain of victims of Alzheimer's disease, is a …

[HTML][HTML] The role of tau in neurodegeneration

TF Gendron, L Petrucelli - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2009 - Springer
Since the identification of tau as the main component of neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's
disease and related tauopathies, and the discovery that mutations in the tau gene cause …

Diffusible, nonfibrillar ligands derived from Aβ1–42 are potent central nervous system neurotoxins

MP Lambert, AK Barlow, BA Chromy… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Aβ1–42 is a self-associating peptide whose neurotoxic derivatives are thought to play a role
in Alzheimer's pathogenesis. Neurotoxicity of amyloid β protein (Aβ) has been attributed to …

Aβ toxicity in Alzheimer's disease: globular oligomers (ADDLs) as new vaccine and drug targets

WL Klein - Neurochemistry international, 2002 - Elsevier
Over the past several years, experiments with synthetic amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) and
animal models have strongly suggested that pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Alzheimer's disease-type neuronal tau hyperphosphorylation induced by Aβ oligomers

FG De Felice, D Wu, MP Lambert, SJ Fernandez… - Neurobiology of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by presence of extracellular fibrillar Aβ in amyloid
plaques, intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles consisting of aggregated hyperphosphorylated …

Advanced glycation endproducts in ageing and Alzheimer's disease

G Münch, J Thome, P Foley, R Schinzel… - Brain research reviews, 1997 - Elsevier
Accumulation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGE) in the brain is a feature of ageing
and degeneration, especially in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Increased AGE levels explain …

Loss of endosomal/lysosomal membrane impermeability is an early event in amyloid Aβ1‐42 pathogenesis

AJ Yang, D Chandswangbhuvana… - Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have implicated the failure to degrade aggregated Aβ1‐42 in late
endosomes or secondary lysosomes as a mechanism for the accumulation of β‐amyloid in …

Homocysteine potentiates β‐amyloid neurotoxicity: role of oxidative stress

PI Ho, SC Collins, S Dhitavat, D Ortiz… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The cause of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has not been completely
clarified, but has been variously attributed to increases in cytosolic calcium and increased …

Synaptotoxic amyloid-β oligomers: a molecular basis for the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease?

WL Klein - Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2013 - content.iospress.com
The oligomer hypothesis for Alzheimer's disease (AD) was introduced in 1998. It was based
on evidence that oligomers could exist free of amyloid fibrils, that fibril-free oligomer …

Extracellular‐regulated kinases and phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase are involved in brain‐derived neurotrophic factor‐mediated survival and neuritogenesis of the …

M Encinas, M Iglesias, N Llecha… - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Retinoic acid (RA) induces the differentiation of many cell lines, including those derived from
neuroblastoma. RA treatment of SH‐SY5Y cells induces the appearance of functional Trk B …