Tau and neurodegenerative disease: the story so far

K Iqbal, F Liu, CX Gong - Nature reviews neurology, 2016 - nature.com
In 1975, tau protein was isolated as a microtubule-associated factor from the porcine brain.
In the previous year, a paired helical filament (PHF) protein had been identified in …

Targeting the synapse in Alzheimer's disease

J Jackson, E Jambrina, J Li, H Marston… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dynamic gain and loss of synapses is fundamental to healthy brain function. While
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment strategies have largely focussed on beta-amyloid and …

Factors that influence adult neurogenesis as potential therapy

B Shohayeb, M Diab, M Ahmed, DCH Ng - Translational …, 2018 - Springer
Adult neurogenesis involves persistent proliferative neuroprogenitor populations that reside
within distinct regions of the brain. This phenomenon was first described over 50 years ago …

Innovative therapy for Alzheimer's disease-with focus on biodelivery of NGF

S Mitra, H Behbahani, M Eriksdotter - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with
abnormal protein modification, inflammation and memory impairment. Aggregated amyloid …

Neurotrophic factor small-molecule mimetics mediated neuroregeneration and synaptic repair: emerging therapeutic modality for Alzheimer's disease

SF Kazim, K Iqbal - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2016 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an incurable and debilitating chronic progressive
neurodegenerative disorder which is the leading cause of dementia worldwide. AD is a …

Aging with alcohol-related brain damage: Critical brain circuits associated with cognitive dysfunction

PT Nunes, BT Kipp, NL Reitz, LM Savage - International review of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alcoholism is associated with brain damage and impaired cognitive functioning. The relative
contributions of different etiological factors, such as alcohol, thiamine deficiency and age …

Exercise as a pro-cognitive, pro-neurogenic and anti-inflammatory intervention in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

SM Ryan, ÁM Kelly - Ageing research reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
It is now well established, at least in animal models, that exercise elicits potent pro-cognitive
and pro-neurogenic effects. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the leading causes of …

Therapeutic strategies aimed at improving neuroplasticity in Alzheimer disease

MF Colavitta, FJ Barrantes - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia among elderly people.
Owing to its varied and multicausal etiopathology, intervention strategies have been highly …

[HTML][HTML] Taurine increases hippocampal neurogenesis in aging mice

E Gebara, F Udry, S Sultan, N Toni - Stem cell research, 2015 - Elsevier
Aging is associated with increased inflammation and reduced hippocampal neurogenesis,
which may in turn contribute to cognitive impairment. Taurine is a free amino acid found in …

Born to protect: leveraging BDNF against cognitive deficit in Alzheimer's disease

L Caffino, F Mottarlini, F Fumagalli - CNS drugs, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative devastating disorder affecting a high
percentage of the population over 65 years of age and causing a relevant emotional, social …