Synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer disease

M Tzioras, RI McGeachan, CS Durrant… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline in older
individuals accompanied by the presence of two pathological protein aggregates—amyloid …

Neuroimaging in schizophrenia: an overview of findings and their implications for synaptic changes

OD Howes, C Cummings, GE Chapman… - …, 2023 - nature.com
Over the last five decades, a large body of evidence has accrued for structural and metabolic
brain alterations in schizophrenia. Here we provide an overview of these findings, focusing …

Complement in the brain: contributions to neuroprotection, neuronal plasticity, and neuroinflammation

SS Bohlson, AJ Tenner - Annual Review of Immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The complement system is an ancient collection of proteolytic cascades with well-described
roles in regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. With the convergence of a revolution in …

Targeting synapse function and loss for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

B Dejanovic, M Sheng, JE Hanson - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Synapse dysfunction and loss are hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases that correlate
with cognitive decline. However, the mechanisms and therapeutic strategies to prevent or …

Effects of escitalopram on synaptic density in the healthy human brain: a randomized controlled trial

A Johansen, S Armand, P Plavén-Sigray… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used for treating neuropsychiatric
disorders. However, the exact mechanism of action and why effects can take several weeks …

In vivo synaptic density loss correlates with impaired functional and related structural connectivity in Alzheimer's disease

J Zhang, J Wang, X Xu, Z You… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Synapse loss has been considered as a major pathological change in Alzheimer's disease
(AD). It remains unclear about whether and how synapse loss relates to functional and …

Application of biomarker-derived fluorescent probes for the detection of Alzheimer's disease

H Ding, Z Li, K Luo, Q Gong, X Tian - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) protein and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, resulting …

Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A: features and functions

R Rossi, S Arjmand, SL Bærentzen, A Gjedde… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the field of neuroimaging dramatically moved forward by means of the
expeditious development of specific radioligands of novel targets. Among these targets, the …

Neural stem cells promote neuroplasticity: a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

J Chang, Y Li, X Shan, X Chen, X Yan… - Neural Regeneration …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Recent studies have demonstrated that neuroplasticity, such as synaptic plasticity and
neurogenesis, exists throughout the normal lifespan but declines with age and is …

The Q/R editing site of AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit acts as an epigenetic switch regulating dendritic spines, neurodegeneration and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's …

AL Wright, LM Konen, BG Mockett, GP Morris… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background RNA editing at the Q/R site of GluA2 occurs with~ 99% efficiency in the healthy
brain, so that the majority of AMPARs contain GluA2 (R) instead of the exonically encoded …