Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Alzheimer's disease and its pharmaceutical potential

L Gao, Y Zhang, K Sterling, W Song - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Synaptic abnormalities are a cardinal feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that are known to
arise as the disease progresses. A growing body of evidence suggests that pathological …

Noncanonical metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 signaling in Alzheimer's disease

KS Abd-Elrahman, SSG Ferguson - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) is ubiquitously expressed in brain regions
responsible for memory and learning. It plays a key role in modulating rapid changes in …

Machine learning identifies candidates for drug repurposing in Alzheimer's disease

S Rodriguez, C Hug, P Todorov, N Moret… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Clinical trials of novel therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) have consumed a large
amount of time and resources with largely negative results. Repurposing drugs already …

The dual role of glutamatergic neurotransmission in Alzheimer's disease: from pathophysiology to pharmacotherapy

VN Bukke, M Archana, R Villani, AD Romano… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related dementia and neurodegenerative disorder,
characterized by Aβ and tau protein deposition impairing learning, memory and suppressing …

Aβ oligomers induce pathophysiological mGluR5 signaling in Alzheimer's disease model mice in a sex-selective manner

KS Abd-Elrahman, A Albaker, JM de Souza… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The prevalence, presentation, and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) differ between
men and women, although β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition is a pathological hallmark of AD in …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting autophagy in Alzheimer's disease: Animal models and mechanisms

XW Zhang, XX Zhu, DS Tang, JH Lu - Zoological research, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative disorder that
leads to cognitive impairment and memory loss. Emerging evidence suggests that …

Lithium engages autophagy for neuroprotection and neuroplasticity: Translational evidence for therapy

S Puglisi-Allegra, G Lazzeri, CL Busceti… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here an overview is provided on therapeutic/neuroprotective effects of Lithium (Li+) in
neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders focusing on the conspicuous action of Li+ …

Targeting the type 5 metabotropic glutamate receptor: A potential therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases?

RF Budgett, G Bakker, E Sergeev, KA Bennett… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The type 5 metabotropic glutamate receptor, mGlu5, has been proposed as a potential
therapeutic target for the treatment of several neurodegenerative diseases. In preclinical …

mGluR5 contribution to neuropathology in Alzheimer mice is disease stage-dependent

KS Abd-Elrahman, A Hamilton, A Albaker… - ACS pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease and is
characterized by a progressive cognitive decline in affected individuals. Current therapeutic …

Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 antagonism reduces pathology and differentially improves symptoms in male and female heterozygous zQ175 Huntington's mice

SH Li, TLL Colson, KS Abd-Elrahman… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder
that leads to progressive motor and cognitive impairment. There are currently no available …