Revisiting the grammar of Tau aggregation and pathology formation: how new insights from brain pathology are shaping how we study and target Tauopathies

G Limorenko, HA Lashuel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Converging evidence continues to point towards Tau aggregation and pathology formation
as central events in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and other Tauopathies …

Amyloid cross-seeding: Mechanism, implication, and inhibition

S Subedi, S Sasidharan, N Nag, P Saudagar, T Tripathi - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Most neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's
disease, etc. are caused by inclusions and plaques containing misfolded protein …

Tau accelerates α-synuclein aggregation and spreading in Parkinson's disease

L Pan, C Li, L Meng, Y Tian, M He, X Yuan, G Zhang… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The aggregation and prion-like propagation of α-synuclein are involved in the pathogenesis
of Parkinson's disease. However, the underlying mechanisms regulating the assembly and …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive heterogeneity in Parkinson's disease: A mechanistic view

M Carceles-Cordon, D Weintraub, AS Chen-Plotkin - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Cognitive impairment occurs in most individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), exacting a
high toll on patients, their caregivers, and the healthcare system. In this review, we begin by …

The central role of tau in Alzheimer's disease: From neurofibrillary tangle maturation to the induction of cell death

DR Thal, SO Tomé - Brain Research Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The tau protein (τ) is one of the two hallmark proteins of Alzheimer's disease (AD) together
with the amyloid β protein (Aβ). In contrast to Aβ, abnormally phosphorylated τ (p-τ) can also …

Tau toxicity in neurodegeneration

SY Liang, ZT Wang, L Tan, JT Yu - Molecular Neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein widely distributed in the central nervous system
(CNS). The main function of tau is to promote the assembly of microtubules and stabilize …

Clinical and diagnostic implications of Alzheimer's disease copathology in Lewy body disease

L Barba, S Abu-Rumeileh, H Barthel, F Massa… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Concomitant Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology is a frequent event in the context of Lewy
body disease (LBD), occurring in approximately half of all cases. Evidence shows that LBD …

Morphological basis of Parkinson disease-associated cognitive impairment: an update

KA Jellinger - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2022 - Springer
Cognitive impairment is one of the most salient non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease
(PD) that poses a significant burden on the patients and carers as well as being a risk factor …

Tau in neurodegenerative diseases: molecular mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies

X Zhang, J Wang, Z Zhang, K Ye - Translational Neurodegeneration, 2024 - Springer
The deposition of abnormal tau protein is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and a
class of neurodegenerative diseases called tauopathies. Physiologically, tau maintains an …

Performance of αSynuclein RT-QuIC in relation to neuropathological staging of Lewy body disease

S Hall, CD Orrù, GE Serrano, D Galasko… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Currently, there is a need for diagnostic markers in Lewy body disorders (LBD). α-synuclein
(αSyn) RT-QuIC has emerged as a promising assay to detect misfolded αSyn in clinically or …