Tau-targeting therapies for Alzheimer disease

EE Congdon, EM Sigurdsson - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Pathologically, AD is
characterized by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, with associated …

The blood–brain barrier in psychosis

TA Pollak, S Drndarski, JM Stone, AS David… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Blood–brain barrier pathology is recognised as a central factor in the development of many
neurological disorders, but much less is known about the role of the blood–brain barrier in …

Antibody semorinemab reduces tau pathology in a transgenic mouse model and engages tau in patients with Alzheimer's disease

G Ayalon, SH Lee, O Adolfsson, C Foo-Atkins… - Science Translational …, 2021 - science.org
Tau has become an attractive alternative target for passive immunotherapy efforts for
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The anatomical distribution and extent of tau pathology correlate …

Clearance of beta-amyloid is facilitated by apolipoprotein E and circulating high-density lipoproteins in bioengineered human vessels

J Robert, EB Button, B Yuen, M Gilmour, K Kang… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Amyloid plaques, consisting of deposited beta-amyloid (Aβ), are a neuropathological
hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Cerebral vessels play a major role in AD, as Aβ is …

Importance of CSF-based Aβ clearance with age in humans increases with declining efficacy of blood-brain barrier/proteolytic pathways

DL Elbert, BW Patterson, BP Lucey… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The kinetics of amyloid beta turnover within human brain is still poorly understood. We
previously found a dramatic decline in the turnover of Aβ peptides in normal aging. It was not …

Analysis of clinical failure of anti-tau and anti-synuclein antibodies in neurodegeneration using a quantitative systems pharmacology model

H Geerts, S Bergeler, M Walker, PH Van der Graaf… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Misfolded proteins in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease follow a well-defined
connectomics-based spatial progression. Several anti-tau and anti-alpha synuclein (aSyn) …

Clinical pharmacokinetics and safety of ALZ-801, a novel prodrug of tramiprosate in development for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

JA Hey, JY Yu, M Versavel, S Abushakra, P Kocis… - Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
Background ALZ-801 is an orally available, valine-conjugated prodrug of tramiprosate.
Tramiprosate, the active agent, is a small-molecule β-amyloid (Aβ) anti-oligomer and …

CSF biomarkers distinguish idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus from its mimics

A Jeppsson, C Wikkelsö, K Blennow… - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To examine the differential diagnostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
biomarkers reflecting Alzheimer's disease-related amyloid β (Aβ) production and …

Antibody pharmacokinetics in rat brain determined using microdialysis

HY Chang, K Morrow, E Bonacquisti, WY Zhang… - MAbs, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Here, we present the first case-study where microdialysis is used to investigate the
pharmacokinetics of antibody in different regions of rat brain. Endogenous IgG was used to …

Elucidating the Aβ42 anti-aggregation mechanism of action of tramiprosate in Alzheimer's disease: integrating molecular analytical methods, pharmacokinetic and …

P Kocis, M Tolar, J Yu, W Sinko, S Ray, K Blennow… - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
Background Amyloid beta (Aβ) oligomers play a critical role in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and represent a promising target for drug development …