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 proteins (SREBPs) are a family of transcription factors that regulate lipid biosynthesis and adipogenesis by controlling the expression of several …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …