Clinical trials of new drugs for Alzheimer disease: a 2020–2023 update

LK Huang, YC Kuan, HW Lin, CJ Hu - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, presenting a significant unmet
medical need worldwide. The pathogenesis of AD involves various pathophysiological …

Clinical trials of new drugs for Alzheimer disease

LK Huang, SP Chao, CJ Hu - Journal of biomedical science, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer disease (AD) accounts for 60–70% of dementia cases. Given the seriousness of
the disease and continual increase in patient numbers, developing effective therapies to …

Microglia morphophysiological diversity and its implications for the CNS

A Vidal-Itriago, RAW Radford, JA Aramideh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are mononuclear phagocytes of mesodermal origin that migrate to the central
nervous system (CNS) during the early stages of embryonic development. After colonizing …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation as a central mechanism in Alzheimer's disease

JW Kinney, SM Bemiller, AS Murtishaw… - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized
by cognitive decline and the presence of two core pathologies, amyloid β plaques and …

Microglia and astrocyte function and communication: what do we know in humans?

EF Garland, IJ Hartnell, D Boche - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia and astrocytes play essential roles in the central nervous system contributing to
many functions including homeostasis, immune response, blood–brain barrier maintenance …

Pharmacological targeting of CSF1R inhibits microglial proliferation and prevents the progression of Alzheimer's-like pathology

A Olmos-Alonso, STT Schetters, S Sri, K Askew… - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The proliferation and activation of microglial cells is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative
conditions. This mechanism is regulated by the activation of the colony-stimulating factor 1 …

The role of inflammasomes in vascular cognitive impairment

L Poh, WL Sim, DG Jo, QN Dinh, GR Drummond… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
There is an increasing prevalence of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) worldwide, and
several studies have suggested that Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion (CCH) plays a critical …

Neuroinflammation and neurogenesis in Alzheimer's disease and potential therapeutic approaches

PS Sung, PY Lin, CH Liu, HC Su, KJ Tsai - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In adult brain, new neurons are generated throughout adulthood in the subventricular zone
and the dentate gyrus; this process is commonly known as adult neurogenesis. The …

Current research therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease treatment

J Folch, D Petrov, M Ettcheto, S Abad… - Neural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) currently presents one of the biggest healthcare issues in the
developed countries. There is no effective treatment capable of slowing down disease …

Chalcone and its analogs: Therapeutic and diagnostic applications in Alzheimer's disease

P Thapa, SP Upadhyay, WZ Suo, V Singh, P Gurung… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Chalcone [(E)-1, 3-diphenyl-2-propene-1-one], a small molecule with α, β
unsaturated carbonyl group is a precursor or component of many natural flavonoids and …