Blood-brain barrier: from physiology to disease and back

MD Sweeney, Z Zhao, A Montagne… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents neurotoxic plasma components, blood cells, and
pathogens from entering the brain. At the same time, the BBB regulates transport of …

Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Aging: JACC Focus Seminar

M Cortes-Canteli, C Iadecola - Journal of the American College of …, 2020 - jacc.org
Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia in the elderly, is a neurodegenerative
condition characterized by accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in …

Extracellular protein components of amyloid plaques and their roles in Alzheimer's disease pathology

MM Rahman, C Lendel - Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is pathologically defined by the presence of fibrillar amyloid β (Aβ)
peptide in extracellular senile plaques and tau filaments in intracellular neurofibrillary …

Alzheimer's disease: a matter of blood–brain barrier dysfunction?

A Montagne, Z Zhao, BV Zlokovic - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2017 - rupress.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) keeps neurotoxic plasma-derived components, cells, and
pathogens out of the brain. An early BBB breakdown and/or dysfunction have been shown in …

Fibrinogen in neurological diseases: mechanisms, imaging and therapeutics

MA Petersen, JK Ryu, K Akassoglou - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
The blood coagulation protein fibrinogen is deposited in the brain in a wide range of
neurological diseases and traumatic injuries with blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption …

A possible mechanism for the enhanced toxicity of beta-amyloid protofibrils in Alzheimer's disease

ZL Chen, PK Singh, M Calvano… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) is a driver of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ monomers can
aggregate and form larger soluble (oligomers/protofibrils) and insoluble (fibrils) forms. There …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated view on vascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

J Klohs - Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2019 - karger.com
Background: Cerebrovascular disease is a common comorbidity in patients with Alzheimer's
disease (AD). It is believed to contribute additively to the cognitive impairment and to lower …

Cyclic peptide FXII inhibitor provides safe anticoagulation in a thrombosis model and in artificial lungs

J Wilbs, XD Kong, SJ Middendorp, R Prince… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Inhibiting thrombosis without generating bleeding risks is a major challenge in medicine. A
promising solution may be the inhibition of coagulation factor XII (FXII), because its knock …

Thrombin, a mediator of coagulation, inflammation, and neurotoxicity at the neurovascular interface: implications for Alzheimer's disease

J Iannucci, W Renehan, P Grammas - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The societal burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is staggering, with current estimates
suggesting that 50 million people world-wide have AD. Identification of new therapeutic …

Antiplatelet drugs: potential therapeutic options for the management of neurodegenerative diseases

SK Beura, R Dhapola, AR Panigrahi… - Medicinal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The blood platelet plays an important role but often remains under‐recognized in several
vascular complications and associated diseases. Surprisingly, platelet hyperactivity and …