Amyloid β-based therapy for Alzheimer's disease: Challenges, successes and future

Y Zhang, H Chen, R Li, K Sterling… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyloid β protein (Aβ) is the main component of neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), and its accumulation has been considered as the molecular driver of Alzheimer's …

The probabilistic model of Alzheimer disease: the amyloid hypothesis revised

GB Frisoni, D Altomare, DR Thal, F Ribaldi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The current conceptualization of Alzheimer disease (AD) is driven by the amyloid
hypothesis, in which a deterministic chain of events leads from amyloid deposition and then …

Microglia in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration: from understanding to therapy

L Muzio, A Viotti, G Martino - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS) acting as the
first line of defense in the brain by phagocytosing harmful pathogens and cellular debris …

Mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

M Yokoyama, H Kobayashi, L Tatsumi… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss
and personality changes, eventually leading to dementia. The pathological hallmarks of AD …

Innate immune memory in the brain shapes neurological disease hallmarks

AC Wendeln, K Degenhardt, L Kaurani, M Gertig… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Innate immune memory is a vital mechanism of myeloid cell plasticity that occurs in
response to environmental stimuli and alters subsequent immune responses. Two types of …

A breakdown in metabolic reprogramming causes microglia dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

SH Baik, S Kang, W Lee, H Choi, S Chung, JI Kim… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Reactive microglia are a major pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However,
the exact role of microglia in AD pathogenesis is still unclear. Here, using metabolic …

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 …

Alzheimer's disease: experimental models and reality

E Drummond, T Wisniewski - Acta neuropathologica, 2017 - Springer
Experimental models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are critical to gaining a better
understanding of pathogenesis and to assess the potential of novel therapeutic approaches …

Rodent models for Alzheimer disease

J Götz, LG Bodea, M Goedert - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Animal models are indispensable tools for Alzheimer disease (AD) research. Over the
course of more than two decades, an increasing number of complementary rodent models …

Practical considerations for choosing a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

JL Jankowsky, H Zheng - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2017 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is behaviorally identified by progressive memory impairment and
pathologically characterized by the triad of β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and …