[HTML][HTML] Linking lipids to Alzheimer's disease: cholesterol and beyond

G Di Paolo, TW Kim - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
Lipid-mediated signalling regulates a plethora of physiological processes, including crucial
aspects of brain function. In addition, dysregulation of lipid pathways has been implicated in …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of statins in the central nervous system

AJ McFarland, S Anoopkumar-Dukie, DS Arora… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, commonly referred to as
statins, are widely used in the treatment of dyslipidaemia, in addition to providing primary …

Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 couples mechanical cues and lipid metabolism

R Bertolio, F Napoletano, M Mano… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) are a family of transcription factors that
regulate lipid biosynthesis and adipogenesis by controlling the expression of several …

Abnormal brain cholesterol homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease—a targeted metabolomic and transcriptomic study

VR Varma, H Büşra Lüleci, AM Oommen… - npj Aging and …, 2021 - nature.com
The role of brain cholesterol metabolism in Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unclear.
Peripheral and brain cholesterol levels are largely independent due to the impermeability of …

Cholesterol as a causative factor in Alzheimer's disease: a debatable hypothesis

WG Wood, L Li, WE Müller… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
High serum/plasma cholesterol levels have been suggested as a risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Some reports, mostly retrospective epidemiological studies, have observed a …

Isoprenoids and protein prenylation: implications in the pathogenesis and therapeutic intervention of Alzheimer's disease

A Jeong, KF Suazo, WG Wood… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The mevalonate–isoprenoid–cholesterol biosynthesis pathway plays a key role in human
health and disease. The importance of this pathway is underscored by the discovery that two …

Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) imaging reveals cholesterol overload in the cerebral cortex of Alzheimer disease patients

AN Lazar, C Bich, M Panchal, N Desbenoit… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
Although cholesterol has been involved in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD),
its distribution in the cerebral cortex over the course of AD is unknown. We describe an …

Mechanisms of amyloid‐beta peptide uptake by neurons: the role of lipid rafts and lipid raft‐associated proteins

AY Lai, JA McLaurin - International journal of Alzheimer's …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A hallmark pathological feature of Alzheimer′ s disease (AD) is the accumulation of
extracellular plaques composed of the amyloid‐beta (Aβ) peptide. Thus, classically …

Mitochondrial dysfunction—a pharmacological target in Alzheimer's disease

GP Eckert, K Renner, SH Eckert, J Eckmann… - Molecular …, 2012 - Springer
Increasing evidences suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in the
pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Role of post‐translational modifications in Alzheimer's disease

M Ramesh, P Gopinath, T Govindaraju - ChemBioChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is growing. Valiant efforts to develop clinical
candidates for treatment have continuously met with failure. Currently available palliative …