The amyloid cascade hypothesis: an updated critical review

KP Kepp, NK Robakis, PF Høilund-Carlsen, SL Sensi… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Results from recent clinical trials of antibodies that target amyloid-β (Aβ) for Alzheimer's
disease have created excitement and have been heralded as corroboration of the amyloid …

The role of astrocytes in amyloid production and Alzheimer's disease

GR Frost, YM Li - Open biology, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is marked by the presence of extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ)
plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and gliosis, activated glial cells, in the …

Analysis of 138 pathogenic mutations in presenilin-1 on the in vitro production of Aβ42 and Aβ40 peptides by γ-secretase

L Sun, R Zhou, G Yang, Y Shi - Proceedings of the National …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the aggregation of β-amyloid peptides (Aβ) into
amyloid plaques in patient brain. Cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the …

Presenilin-1 mutations and Alzheimer's disease

RJ Kelleher III, J Shen - Proceedings of the National …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Mutations in the PSEN1 gene, encoding presenilin-1 (PS1), are the most common cause of
familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). PS1 functions as the catalytic subunit of γ-secretase, an …

Genetics, functions, and clinical impact of presenilin-1 (PSEN1) gene

J Bagaria, E Bagyinszky, SSA An - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Presenilin-1 (PSEN1) has been verified as an important causative factor for early onset
Alzheimer's disease (EOAD). PSEN1 is a part of γ-secretase, and in addition to amyloid …

Dysregulation of neuronal calcium homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease–A therapeutic opportunity?

E Popugaeva, E Pchitskaya, I Bezprozvanny - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the disease of lost memories. Synaptic loss is a major reason for
memory defects in AD. Signaling pathways involved in memory loss in AD are under intense …

[HTML][HTML] The genes associated with early-onset Alzheimer's disease

MH Dai, H Zheng, LD Zeng, Y Zhang - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that accounts for the
most cases of dementia, which is characterized by the deposition of dense plaques of …

Selective ferroptosis vulnerability due to familial Alzheimer's disease presenilin mutations

MA Greenough, DJR Lane, R Balez… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Mutations in presenilin 1 and 2 (PS1 and PS2) cause autosomal dominant familial
Alzheimer's disease (FAD). Ferroptosis has been implicated as a mechanism of …

Autophagy in age-associated neurodegeneration

A Metaxakis, C Ploumi, N Tavernarakis - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
The elimination of abnormal and dysfunctional cellular constituents is an essential
prerequisite for nerve cells to maintain their homeostasis and proper function. This is mainly …

Familial Alzheimer's disease mutations in presenilin generate amyloidogenic Aβ peptide seeds

S Veugelen, T Saito, TC Saido, L Chávez-Gutiérrez… - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Recently it was proposed that the familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) causing presenilin
(PSEN) mutations PSEN1-L435F and PSEN1-C410Y do not support the generation of Aβ …