Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

SC Cunnane, E Trushina, C Morland… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
The brain requires a continuous supply of energy in the form of ATP, most of which is
produced from glucose by oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, complemented by …

Connectome-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases: towards precision medicine and mechanistic insight

JW Vogel, N Corriveau-Lecavalier… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are the most common cause of dementia. Although their
underlying molecular pathologies have been identified, there is substantial heterogeneity in …

Modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

GA Edwards III, N Gamez, G Escobedo Jr… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Since first described in the early 1900s, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has risen exponentially in
prevalence and concern. Research still drives to understand the etiology and pathogenesis …

GABAA receptors: structure, function, pharmacology, and related disorders

A Ghit, D Assal, AS Al-Shami, DEE Hussein - Journal of Genetic …, 2021 - Springer
Background γ-Aminobutyric acid sub-type A receptors (GABAARs) are the most prominent
inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors in the CNS. They are a family of ligand-gated ion …

Early alterations in the MCH system link aberrant neuronal activity and sleep disturbances in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

S Calafate, G Özturan, N Thrupp, J Vanderlinden… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Early Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with hippocampal hyperactivity and decreased
sleep quality. Here we show that homeostatic mechanisms transiently counteract the …

Glutamate and GABA in microglia-neuron cross-talk in Alzheimer's disease

GA Czapski, JB Strosznajder - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The physiological balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain is significantly
affected in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several neuroactive compounds and their signaling …

Imbalance between firing homeostasis and synaptic plasticity drives early-phase Alzheimer's disease

B Styr, I Slutsky - Nature neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
During recent years, the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a major
focus of research. Continued failures in clinical trials and the realization that early …

Genome-scale metabolic network reconstruction of model animals as a platform for translational research

H Wang, JL Robinson, P Kocabas… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) are used extensively for analysis of mechanisms
underlying human diseases and metabolic malfunctions. However, the lack of …

Astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease: pathological significance and molecular pathways

P Preman, M Alfonso-Triguero, E Alberdi… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Astrocytes perform a wide variety of essential functions defining normal operation of the
nervous system and are active contributors to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative …

GABAergic inhibitory interneuron deficits in Alzheimer's disease: implications for treatment

Y Xu, M Zhao, Y Han, H Zhang - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized clinically by severe
cognitive deficits and pathologically by amyloid plaques, neuronal loss, and neurofibrillary …