Misfolded proteins in Alzheimer's disease and type II diabetes

AS DeToma, S Salamekh, A Ramamoorthy… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This tutorial review presents descriptions of two amyloidogenic proteins, amyloid-β (Aβ)
peptides and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), whose misfolding propensities are implicated …

Polyphenols as potential metal chelation compounds against Alzheimer's disease

J Lakey-Beitia, AM Burillo, G La Penna… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease affecting more
than 50 million people worldwide. The pathology of this multifactorial disease is primarily …

Towards a unifying, systems biology understanding of large-scale cellular death and destruction caused by poorly liganded iron: Parkinson's, Huntington's …

DB Kell - Archives of toxicology, 2010 - Springer
Exposure to a variety of toxins and/or infectious agents leads to disease, degeneration and
death, often characterised by circumstances in which cells or tissues do not merely die and …

Recent advancements of nanomedicine in neurodegenerative disorders theranostics

S Mukherjee, VS Madamsetty… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent times have witnessed an upsurge in the incidence of neurodegenerative disorders
such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Prion disease, and …

Brain iron metabolism, redox balance and neurological diseases

G Gao, L You, J Zhang, YZ Chang, P Yu - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The incidence of neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease
and stroke, is increasing. An increasing number of studies have correlated these diseases …

Targeting dysregulation of brain iron homeostasis in Parkinson's disease by iron chelators

O Weinreb, S Mandel, MBH Youdim, T Amit - Free Radical Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Brain iron accumulation has been implicated in a host of chronic neurological diseases,
including Parkinson's disease (PD). The elevated iron levels observed in the substantia …

Metal chelating ability and antioxidant properties of Curcumin-metal complexes–A DFT approach

CPV Mary, S Vijayakumar, R Shankar - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Curcumin, a well-documented phytochemical compound used to treat various diseases
because of its more tolerability in the human body and has no side effects. The present study …

The neuroprotective activities of the novel multi-target iron-chelators in models of Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and aging

L Kupershmidt, MBH Youdim - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The concept of chelation therapy as a valuable therapeutic approach in neurological
disorders led us to develop multi-target, non-toxic, lipophilic, brain-permeable compounds …

Astrocyte hepcidin is a key factor in LPS-induced neuronal apoptosis

LH You, CZ Yan, BJ Zheng, YZ Ci, SY Chang… - Cell death & …, 2017 - nature.com
Inflammatory responses involving microglia and astrocytes contribute to the pathogenesis of
neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). In addition, inflammation is tightly linked to iron …

Dysregulation of iron metabolism in Alzheimer′ s disease, Parkinson′ s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Oshiro, MS Morioka, M Kikuchi - … in Pharmacological and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Dysregulation of iron metabolism has been observed in patients with neurodegenerative
diseases (NDs). Utilization of several importers and exporters for iron transport in brain cells …