The physiological roles of tau and Aβ: implications for Alzheimer's disease pathology and therapeutics

SA Kent, TL Spires-Jones, CS Durrant - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Tau and amyloid beta (Aβ) are the prime suspects for driving pathology in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and, as such, have become the focus of therapeutic development. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer disease: an update on pathobiology and treatment strategies

JM Long, DM Holtzman - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a heterogeneous disease with a complex pathobiology. The
presence of extracellular β-amyloid deposition as neuritic plaques and intracellular …

APP mouse models for Alzheimer's disease preclinical studies

H Sasaguri, P Nilsson, S Hashimoto, K Nagata… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
Animal models of human diseases that accurately recapitulate clinical pathology are
indispensable for understanding molecular mechanisms and advancing preclinical studies …

The role of innate immune responses and neuroinflammation in amyloid accumulation and progression of Alzheimer's disease

A Webers, MT Heneka… - Immunology and cell …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation, tau pathology
and neuroinflammation. Recently, there has been considerable interest in the role of …

The case for low-level BACE1 inhibition for the prevention of Alzheimer disease

E McDade, I Voytyuk, P Aisen, RJ Bateman… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in older individuals (> 65
years) and has a long presymptomatic phase. Preventive therapies for AD are not yet …

The amyloid cascade hypothesis in Alzheimer's disease: it's time to change our mind

R Ricciarelli, E Fedele - Current neuropharmacology, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Since its discovery in 1984, the beta amyloid peptide has treaded the boards of
neurosciences as the star molecule in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. In the last decade …

The role of astrocytes in amyloid production and Alzheimer's disease

GR Frost, YM Li - Open biology, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is marked by the presence of extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ)
plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and gliosis, activated glial cells, in the …

Targeting the β secretase BACE1 for Alzheimer's disease therapy

R Yan, R Vassar - The Lancet Neurology, 2014 - thelancet.com
The β secretase, widely known as β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1
(BACE1), initiates the production of the toxic amyloid β (Aβ) that plays a crucial early part in …

Delivery of siRNA to the mouse brain by systemic injection of targeted exosomes

L Alvarez-Erviti, Y Seow, HF Yin, C Betts… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
To realize the therapeutic potential of RNA drugs, efficient, tissue-specific and
nonimmunogenic delivery technologies must be developed. Here we show that exosomes …

Cathepsin B gene knockout improves behavioral deficits and reduces pathology in models of neurologic disorders

G Hook, T Reinheckel, J Ni, Z Wu, M Kindy… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - ASPET
Cathepsin B (CTSB) is a powerful lysosomal protease. This review evaluated CTSB gene
knockout (KO) outcomes for amelioration of brain dysfunctions in neurologic diseases and …