Pathological mechanisms and therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease

Y Ju, KY Tam - Neural regeneration research, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Alzheimer's disease is a rather complex neurodegenerative disease, which is attributed to a
combination of multiple factors. Among the many pathological pathways, synaptic …

Role of diet and its effects on the gut microbiome in the pathophysiology of mental disorders

J Horn, DE Mayer, S Chen, EA Mayer - Translational psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
There is emerging evidence that diet has a major modulatory influence on brain-gut-
microbiome (BGM) interactions with important implications for brain health, and for several …

In vivo and neuropathology data support locus coeruleus integrity as indicator of Alzheimer's disease pathology and cognitive decline

HIL Jacobs, JA Becker, K Kwong… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Several autopsy studies recognize the locus coeruleus (LC) as the initial site of
hyperphosphorylated TAU aggregation, and as the number of LC neurons harboring TAU …

Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot

GR Poe, S Foote, O Eschenko, JP Johansen… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The locus coeruleus (LC), or 'blue spot', is a small nucleus located deep in the brainstem
that provides the far-reaching noradrenergic neurotransmitter system of the brain. This …

Locus coeruleus imaging as a biomarker for noradrenergic dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases

MJ Betts, E Kirilina, MCG Otaduy, D Ivanov… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pathological alterations to the locus coeruleus, the major source of noradrenaline in the
brain, are histologically evident in early stages of neurodegenerative diseases. Novel MRI …

The role of the locus coeruleus in the generation of pathological anxiety

LS Morris, JG McCall, DS Charney… - Brain and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This review aims to synthesise a large pre-clinical and clinical literature related to a
hypothesised role of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine system in responses to acute and …

The locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in stress and arousal: unraveling historical, current, and future perspectives

JA Ross, EJ Van Bockstaele - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Arousal may be understood on a spectrum, with excessive sleepiness, cognitive dysfunction,
and inattention on one side, a wakeful state in the middle, and hypervigilance, panic, and …

The role of noradrenaline in cognition and cognitive disorders

N Holland, TW Robbins, JB Rowe - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Many aspects of cognition and behaviour are regulated by noradrenergic projections to the
forebrain originating from the locus coeruleus, acting through alpha and beta …

Declining locus coeruleus–dopaminergic and noradrenergic modulation of long-term memory in aging and Alzheimer's disease

MJ Dahl, A Kulesza, M Werkle-Bergner… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Memory is essential in defining our identity by guiding behavior based on past experiences.
However, aging leads to declining memory, disrupting older adult's lives. Memories are …

The mechanistic link between selective vulnerability of the locus coeruleus and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

BJ Matchett, LT Grinberg, P Theofilas, ME Murray - Acta neuropathologica, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is neuropathologically characterized by the intracellular
accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau and the extracellular deposition of amyloid-β …