[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer's disease: genes, proteins, and therapy

DJ Selkoe - Physiological reviews, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
Rapid progress in deciphering the biological mechanism of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has
arisen from the application of molecular and cell biology to this complex disorder of the …

The molecular pathology of Alzheimer's disease

DJ Selkoe - Neuron, 1991 - Elsevier
Perhaps no disorder of the human brain has aroused more interest among neuroscientists in
recent years than Alzheimer's disease (AD). This common and devastating cerebral …

Gut-derived β-amyloid: Likely a centerpiece of the gut–brain axis contributing to Alzheimer's pathogenesis

J Jin, Z Xu, L Zhang, C Zhang, X Zhao, Y Mao… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Peripheral β-amyloid (Aβ), including those contained in the gut, may contribute to the
formation of Aβ plaques in the brain, and gut microbiota appears to exert an impact on …

Biochemistry of amyloid β-protein and amyloid deposits in Alzheimer disease

CL Masters, DJ Selkoe - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Progressive cerebral deposition of the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in brain regions serving
memory and cognition is an invariant and defining feature of Alzheimer disease. A highly …

Use of Caenorhabditis elegans as a model to study Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases

AG Alexander, V Marfil, C Li - Frontiers in genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Advances in research and technology has increased our quality of life, allowed us to combat
diseases, and achieve increased longevity. Unfortunately, increased longevity is …

Sequence of deposition of heterogeneous amyloid β-peptides and APO E in Down syndrome: implications for initial events in amyloid plaque formation

CA Lemere, JK Blusztajn, H Yamaguchi… - Neurobiology of …, 1996 - Elsevier
Patients with trisomy 21 [Down syndrome (DS)] progressively develop amyloid β-protein
(Aβ) deposits and then other features of Alzheimer's disease (AD), apparently due to …

Peptide compositions of the cerebrovascular and senile plaque core amyloid deposits of Alzheimer′ s disease

DL Miller, IA Papayannopoulos, J Styles… - Archives of biochemistry …, 1993 - Elsevier
The pathological findings of Alzheimer* s disease include amyloid deposition in cerebral
blood vessels and in senile plaques. Both deposits are known to include pep-tides that …

Diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease: shared pathology and treatment?

K Akter, EA Lanza, SA Martin… - British journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological and basic science evidence suggest a possible shared pathophysiology
between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has even been …

[HTML][HTML] Mass spectrometry of purified amyloid beta protein in Alzheimer's disease.

H Mori, K Takio, M Ogawara, DJ Selkoe - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1992 - Elsevier
The amyloid beta-protein (A beta) that is progressively deposited in Alzheimer's disease
(AD) arises from proteolysis of the integral membrane protein, beta-amyloid precursor …

Relative abundance of Alzheimer A beta amyloid peptide variants in Alzheimer disease and normal aging.

J Näslund, A Schierhorn, U Hellman… - Proceedings of the …, 1994 - National Acad Sciences
The Alzheimer A beta amyloid peptide (A beta) is the principal proteinaceous component of
amyloid associated with Alzheimer disease (AD). We have determined the relative …