Using mice to model Alzheimer's dementia: an overview of the clinical disease and the preclinical behavioral changes in 10 mouse models

SJ Webster, AD Bachstetter, PT Nelson… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The goal of this review is to discuss how behavioral tests in mice relate to the pathological
and neuropsychological features seen in human Alzheimer's disease (AD), and present a …

Depression in neurodegenerative diseases: Common mechanisms and current treatment options

CPC Galts, LEB Bettio, DC Jewett, CC Yang… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent psychiatric disorder and a major
cause of disability worldwide. This neurological condition is commonly associated with …

The interplay between inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage, DNA repair and mitochondrial dysfunction in depression

P Czarny, P Wigner, P Galecki, T Sliwinski - Progress in Neuro …, 2018 - Elsevier
A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and
oxidant-antioxidant imbalance may play a significant role in the development and …

Burrowing and nest building behavior as indicators of well-being in mice

P Jirkof - Journal of neuroscience methods, 2014 - Elsevier
The assessment of pain, distress and suffering, as well as evaluation of the efficacy of stress-
reduction strategies, is crucial in animal experimentation but can be challenging in …

Conditional BDNF delivery from astrocytes rescues memory deficits, spine density, and synaptic properties in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer disease

B de Pins, C Cifuentes-Díaz, AT Farah… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
It has been well documented that neurotrophins, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF), are severely affected in Alzheimer's disease (AD), but their administration faces a …

Curcumin suppresses soluble tau dimers and corrects molecular chaperone, synaptic, and behavioral deficits in aged human tau transgenic mice

QL Ma, X Zuo, F Yang, OJ Ubeda, DJ Gant… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
The mechanisms underlying Tau-related synaptic and cognitive deficits and the
interrelationships between Tau species, their clearance pathways, and synaptic impairments …

Functionalized nanoparticles for brain targeted BDNF gene therapy to rescue Alzheimer's disease pathology in transgenic mouse model

S Arora, T Kanekiyo, J Singh - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is actively produced and utilized in cortical circuits
throughout life to sustain neuronal function and synaptic plasticity. In animal models of …

Taurine in drinking water recovers learning and memory in the adult APP/PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

HY Kim, HV Kim, JH Yoon, BR Kang, SM Cho, S Lee… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a lethal progressive neurological disorder affecting the memory.
Recently, US Food and Drug Administration mitigated the standard for drug approval …

Cross talk between brain innate immunity and serotonin signaling underlies depressive-like behavior induced by Alzheimer's amyloid-β oligomers in mice

JH Ledo, EP Azevedo, D Beckman… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Considerable clinical and epidemiological evidence links Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
depression. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this connection are largely …

Cognitive and non-cognitive behaviors in the triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease expressing mutated APP, PS1, and Mapt (3xTg-AD)

M Filali, R Lalonde, P Theriault, C Julien… - Behavioural brain …, 2012 - Elsevier
3xTg-AD mutant mice are characterized by parenchymal Aβ plaques and neurofibrillary
tangles resembling those found in patients with Alzheimer's disease. The mutants were …