Diffusion tensor imaging of white matter degeneration in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

IK Amlien, AM Fjell - Neuroscience, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has traditionally been regarded as a disease of the gray matter
(GM). However, the advent of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has contributed to new …

Dendritic spines in Alzheimer's disease: how the actin cytoskeleton contributes to synaptic failure

S Pelucchi, R Stringhi, E Marcello - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by Aβ-driven
synaptic dysfunction in the early phases of pathogenesis. In the synaptic context, the actin …

[HTML][HTML] Arizona study of aging and neurodegenerative disorders and brain and body donation program

TG Beach, CH Adler, LI Sue, G Serrano… - … : official journal of the …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Brain and Body Donation Program (BBDP) at Banner Sun Health Research
Institute (http://www. brainandbodydonationprogram. org) started in 1987 with brain-only …

Proteomic differences in amyloid plaques in rapidly progressive and sporadic Alzheimer's disease

E Drummond, S Nayak, A Faustin, G Pires… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Rapidly progressive Alzheimer's disease (rpAD) is a particularly aggressive form of
Alzheimer's disease, with a median survival time of 7–10 months after diagnosis. Why these …

Ependymal cells and neurodegenerative disease: outcomes of compromised ependymal barrier function

DG Nelles, LN Hazrati - Brain communications, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Within the central nervous system, ependymal cells form critical components of the blood-
cerebrospinal fluid barrier and the cerebrospinal fluid-brain barrier. These barriers provide …

Fascin in cell migration: more than an actin bundling protein

MC Lamb, TL Tootle - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cell migration is an essential biological process that regulates both
development and diseases, such as cancer metastasis. Therefore, understanding the factors …

β-Synuclein: An enigmatic protein with diverse functionality

J Hayashi, JA Carver - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
α-Synuclein (αS) is a small, unstructured, presynaptic protein expressed in the brain. Its
aggregated form is a major component of Lewy bodies, the large proteinaceous deposits in …

TPM1 mediates inflammation downstream of TREM2 via the PKA/CREB signaling pathway

R Li, J Zhang, Q Wang, M Cheng, B Lin - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2022 - Springer
Background Microglia, the innate immune cells in the central nervous system, play an
essential role in brain homeostasis, neuroinflammation and brain infections. Dysregulated …

Soluble amyloid beta levels are elevated in the white matter of Alzheimer's patients, independent of cortical plaque severity

LE Collins-Praino, YI Francis, EY Griffith… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2014 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and the leading
cause of dementia. In addition to grey matter pathology, white matter changes are now …

Myelin changes at the early stage of 5XFAD mice

L Gu, D Wu, X Tang, X Qi, X Li, F Bai, X Chen… - Brain research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Previous studies have demonstrated myelin deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it
is still unclear whether myelin deficits occur at early stage of AD. Our study aimed to …