An evidence-based review of neuronal cholesterol role in dementia and statins as a pharmacotherapy in reducing risk of dementia

S Dutta, S Rahman, R Ahmad, T Kumar… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder impairing memory and
cognition. Alzheimer's Disease, followed by vascular dementia–the most typical form. Risk …

Therapeutic potential of statins in Alzheimer's disease

N Kandiah, HH Feldman - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2009 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence linking cholesterol metabolism with the neurofibrillary
pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Cholesterol and its transport have been shown to be …

Statins: drugs for Alzheimer's disease?

GP Eckert, WG Wood, WE Müller - Journal of neural transmission, 2005 - Springer
Evidences from cell culture experiments and animal studies suggest a strong link between
cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This relationship is supported by retrospective …

Cholesterol, statins and dementia

B Wolozin - Current opinion in lipidology, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Cholesterol, its catabolites and proteins that regulate cholesterol levels all modulate
processing of amyloid precursor protein. Statins hold promise in therapy of Alzheimer's …

Cholesterol-lowering drugs and Alzheimer's disease

GP Eckert, WE Müller, GW Wood - Future Lipidology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Experimental in vitro and in vivo findings as well as some retrospective epidemiological
studies link cholesterol homeostasis with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and there are some …

Cholesterol-modifying strategies for Alzheimer's disease

A Solomon, M Kivipelto - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The link between cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is indicated by genetic,
epidemiological, experimental and clinical evidence, although the relationship is far from …

The role of cholesterol in Alzheimer's neuro-pathogenesis

E Biondi - Rivista di Biologia, 2006 - europepmc.org
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder in western
societies affecting up to 15 million individuals worldwide. It leads to death after a progressive …

Statin therapy for Alzheimer's disease: will it work?

SS Petanceska, S DeRosa, V Olm, N Diaz… - Journal of Molecular …, 2002 - Springer
Disease-modifying therapies are being developed for Alzheimer's disease (AD). These are
expected to slow the clinical progression of the disease or delay its onset. Cerebral …

Dyslipidemia and dementia

A Tamaoka - Brain and Nerve= Shinkei Kenkyu no Shinpo, 2016 - europepmc.org
Several lines of evidences support a possible involvement of serum cholesterol in the
development of dementia/Alzheimer's disease (AD), with hypercholesterolemia as one of the …

Statins to treat Alzheimer's disease: an incomplete story

MN Sabbagh, DL Sparks - Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Evaluation of: Sano M, Bell KL, Galasko D et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-
controlled trial of simvastatin to treat Alzheimer disease. Neurology 77 (6), 556–563 (2011) …