Hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases

DM Wilson, MR Cookson, L Van Den Bosch… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Decades of research have identified genetic factors and biochemical pathways involved in
neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). We present evidence for the following eight hallmarks …

Blood phospho-tau in Alzheimer disease: analysis, interpretation, and clinical utility

TK Karikari, NJ Ashton, G Brinkmalm… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Well-authenticated biomarkers can provide critical insights into the biological basis of
Alzheimer disease (AD) to enable timely and accurate diagnosis, estimate future burden and …

The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer's disease

M Jorfi, A Maaser-Hecker, RE Tanzi - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder with
multifaceted neuropathological features, including β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary …

Four distinct trajectories of tau deposition identified in Alzheimer's disease

JW Vogel, AL Young, NP Oxtoby, R Smith… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the spread of tau pathology throughout the
cerebral cortex. This spreading pattern was thought to be fairly consistent across individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid β, Tau, and α-Synuclein aggregates in the pathogenesis, prognosis, and therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

U Sengupta, R Kayed - Progress in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Aggregation of specific proteins are histopathological hallmarks of several
neurodegenerative diseases, such as, Amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and tau neurofibrillary …

Failure to demonstrate efficacy of aducanumab: An analysis of the EMERGE and ENGAGE trials as reported by Biogen, December 2019

DS Knopman, DT Jones… - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aducanumab recently underwent two large phase III clinical trials that were stopped
prematurely by the sponsor Biogen. One trial was trending positive while the other showed …

ROS generation in microglia: understanding oxidative stress and inflammation in neurodegenerative disease

DSA Simpson, PL Oliver - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, are a global public health
burden with poorly understood aetiology. Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress (OS) are …

[HTML][HTML] A current view on Tau protein phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease

S Wegmann, J Biernat, E Mandelkow - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
The functions of the neuronal microtubule-associated protein Tau in the central nervous
system are regulated by manifold posttranslational modifications at more than 50 sites. Tau …

Safety and efficacy of semorinemab in individuals with prodromal to mild Alzheimer disease: a randomized clinical trial

E Teng, PT Manser, K Pickthorn, F Brunstein… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Neurofibrillary tangles composed of aggregated tau protein are one of the
neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer disease (AD) and correlate with clinical disease …

[HTML][HTML] Phase separation and neurodegenerative diseases: a disturbance in the force

A Zbinden, M Pérez-Berlanga, P De Rossi… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Protein aggregation is the main hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. Many proteins
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …