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  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,690 Views
8 Pages

CRANAD-28: A Robust Fluorescent Compound for Visualization of Amyloid Beta Plaques

  • Kathleen Ran,
  • Jing Yang,
  • Anil V. Nair,
  • Biyue Zhu and
  • Chongzhao Ran

16 February 2020

CRANAD-28, a difluoroboron curcumin analogue, has been demonstrated in earlier reports to successfully label amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques for imaging both ex vivo and in vivo. CRANAD-28’s imaging brightness, ability to penetrate the blood bra...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,283 Views
13 Pages

Comparison of Intensity- and Polarization-based Contrast in Amyloid-beta Plaques as Observed by Optical Coherence Tomography

  • Johanna Gesperger,
  • Antonia Lichtenegger,
  • Thomas Roetzer,
  • Marco Augustin,
  • Danielle J. Harper,
  • Pablo Eugui,
  • Conrad W. Merkle,
  • Christoph K. Hitzenberger,
  • Adelheid Woehrer and
  • Bernhard Baumann

22 May 2019

One key hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of extracellular amyloid-beta protein in cortical regions of the brain. For a definitive diagnosis of AD, post-mortem histological analysis, including sectioning and staining of d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,102 Views
23 Pages

Transcranial Magneto-Acoustic Stimulation Protects Synaptic Rehabilitation from Amyloid-Beta Plaques via Regulation of Microglial Functions

  • Chunlan Zhang,
  • Ruxin Tan,
  • Xiaoqing Zhou,
  • Ruru Wang,
  • Xin Wang,
  • Ren Ma,
  • Fangxuan Chu,
  • Ying Li,
  • Tao Yin and
  • Zhipeng Liu

Transcranial magneto-acoustic stimulation (TMAS), which is characterized by high spatiotemporal resolution and high penetrability, is a non-invasive neuromodulation technology based on the magnetic–acoustic coupling effect. To reveal the effect...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,714 Views
23 Pages

Resveratrol as a Therapeutic Agent in Alzheimer’s Disease: Evidence from Clinical Studies

  • Nidhi Puranik,
  • Meenakshi Kumari,
  • Shraddha Tiwari,
  • Thakur Dhakal and
  • Minseok Song

5 August 2025

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, memory loss, and neuronal dysfunction. It is driven by the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, Tau protein hyperphosphorylation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,644 Views
16 Pages

3 September 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder. This study was designed to investigate the effects of cyclopentanone derivative i.e., 2-(hydroxyl-(3-nitrophenyl)methyl)cyclopentanone (3NCP) on behavior, amyloid β (Aβ) plaque deposit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,473 Views
26 Pages

RETRACTED: Ameliorative Properties of Boronic Compounds in In Vitro and In Vivo Models of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Panchanan Maiti,
  • Jayeeta Manna,
  • Zoe N. Burch,
  • Denise B. Flaherty,
  • Joseph D. Larkin and
  • Gary L. Dunbar

11 September 2020

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid (Aβ) aggregation, hyperphosphorylated tau, neuroinflammation, and severe memory deficits. Reports that certain boronic compounds can reduce amyloid accumulation and neuroinflammation prompted us to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,837 Views
20 Pages

There is an urgent need to identify interventions that broadly target aging-related cognitive decline and progression to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have histologic changes similar to AD in humans, and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,592 Views
17 Pages

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity Evaluation of New Donepezil-Like Compounds Bearing Thiazole Ring for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Begüm Nurpelin Sağlık,
  • Serkan Levent,
  • Derya Osmaniye,
  • Ulviye Acar Çevik,
  • Betül Kaya Çavuşoğlu,
  • Yusuf Özkay,
  • Ali Savaş Koparal and
  • Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı

23 July 2020

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive and neurodegenerative disease that is primarily seen in the elderly population and is clinically characterized by memory and cognitive impairment. The importance of the disease has increased as a result...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,074 Views
19 Pages

Optical Imaging of Beta-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Ziyi Luo,
  • Hao Xu,
  • Liwei Liu,
  • Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy and
  • Junle Qu

29 July 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a multifactorial, irreversible, and incurable neurodegenerative disease. The main pathological feature of AD is the deposition of misfolded β-amyloid protein (Aβ) plaques in the brain. The abnormal accumulation of Aβ plaqu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,055 Views
21 Pages

30 December 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) poses a significant worldwide health challenge, requiring novel approaches for improved models and treatment development. This comprehensive review emphasises the systematic development and improvement of a biomimetic b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,587 Views
20 Pages

Aging and Progression of Beta-Amyloid Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Correlates with Microglial Heme-Oxygenase-1 Overexpression

  • Cristina Fernández-Mendívil,
  • Miguel A. Arreola,
  • Lindsay A. Hohsfield,
  • Kim N. Green and
  • Manuela G. Lopez

Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress are being recognized as characteristic hallmarks in many neurodegenerative diseases, especially those that portray proteinopathy, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Heme-oxygenase 1 (HO-1) is an inducible e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,363 Views
14 Pages

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with prion-like aggregation of the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide and the subsequent accumulation of misfolded neurotoxic aggregates in the brain. Therefore, it is critical to clearly identify the factors that trigger the ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,457 Views
17 Pages

Molecular Mechanism of Zinc-Dependent Oligomerization of Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β with Taiwan (D7H) Mutation

  • Olga I. Kechko,
  • Alexei A. Adzhubei,
  • Anna P. Tolstova,
  • Maria I. Indeykina,
  • Igor A. Popov,
  • Sergey S. Zhokhov,
  • Nikolay V. Gnuchev,
  • Vladimir A. Mitkevich,
  • Alexander A. Makarov and
  • Sergey A. Kozin

Amyloid-β (Aβ) is a peptide formed by 39–43 amino acids, heterogenous by the length of its C-terminus. Aβ constitutes a subnanomolar monomeric component of human biological fluids; however, in sporadic variants of Alzheimer&rsquo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,397 Views
15 Pages

15 April 2021

Due to the aging population, modern society is facing an increasing prevalence of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD is an age-related chronic neurodegenerative disorder for which no satisfying therapy exists. Understanding th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,936 Views
17 Pages

Methylene Blue Delivery Mediated by Focused Ultrasound-Induced Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption Reduces Neural Damage and Amyloid-Beta Plaques by AQP-4 Upregulation

  • Hyo Jin Choi,
  • Mun Han,
  • Byeongjin Jung,
  • Yu-Ri Hong,
  • Seulgi Shin,
  • Sungsu Lim,
  • Eun-Hee Lee,
  • Yun Kyung Kim and
  • Juyoung Park

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide, causing progressive cognitive decline, memory impairment, and neurological deficits. Methylene blue (MB), an antioxidant, has emerged as a potential drug for th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,969 Views
24 Pages

Novel Design of Neuropeptide-Based Drugs with β-Sheet Breaking Potential in Amyloid-Beta Cascade: Molecular and Structural Deciphers

  • Cosmin Stefan Mocanu,
  • Marius Niculaua,
  • Gheorghita Zbancioc,
  • Violeta Mangalagiu and
  • Gabi Drochioiu

Our work discusses the investigation of 75 peptide-based drugs with the potential ability to break the β-sheet structures of amyloid-beta peptides from senile plaques. Hence, this study offers a unique insight into the design of neuropeptide-bas...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
8,595 Views
17 Pages

Regulation of Melatonin and Neurotransmission in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Jaydeep Roy,
  • Ka Chun Tsui,
  • Jonah Ng,
  • Man-Lung Fung and
  • Lee Wei Lim

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with age, and is characterized by pathological markers such as amyloid-beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Symptoms of AD include cognitive impairments, anxiety and depression. It h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,594 Views
11 Pages

Brain Region-Specific Differences in Amyloid-β Plaque Composition in 5XFAD Mice

  • Angelika Sabine Bader,
  • Marius-Uwe Gnädig,
  • Merle Fricke,
  • Luca Büschgens,
  • Lena Josefine Berger,
  • Hans-Wolfgang Klafki,
  • Thomas Meyer,
  • Olaf Jahn,
  • Sascha Weggen and
  • Oliver Wirths

20 April 2023

Senile plaques consisting of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides are a major pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Aβ peptides are heterogeneous regarding the exact length of their amino- and carboxy-termini. Aβ1-40 and A&bet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,266 Views
21 Pages

Vimentin Fragmentation and Its Role in Amyloid-Beta Plaque Deposition in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Lan Zhang,
  • Ji Wang,
  • Yalong Yan,
  • Lihong Xiang,
  • Xinyue Zhai,
  • Lianmei Cai,
  • Zhuoran Sun,
  • Mingshan Pi,
  • Qi Xiong and
  • Hongyan Zhou
  • + 4 authors

Intermediate filament protein vimentin (Vim) is a well-established marker for reactive astrocytes and has been closely associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). RNA sequencing data reveal elevated expression of Vim in AD brains, with its aggreg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,882 Views
13 Pages

The amyloidogenic processing of APP depends on two events: its phosphorylation by ROCK2 (at Thr654) and the phosphorylation of the APP-cleaving enzyme BACE1 (at Ser498). However, the mechanisms and structural details of APP-ROCK2 and BACE1-ROCK2 bind...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,704 Views
15 Pages

Switching On/Off Amyloid Plaque Formation in Transgenic Animal Models of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Sergey A. Kozin,
  • Olga I. Kechko,
  • Alexei A. Adzhubei,
  • Alexander A. Makarov and
  • Vladimir A. Mitkevich

A hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are the proteinaceous aggregates formed by the amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) that is deposited inside the brain as amyloid plaques. The accumulation of aggregated Aβ may initiate or enhance pathologi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,156 Views
17 Pages

The Potential Regulators of Amyloidogenic Pathway of APP Processing in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Daria Krawczuk,
  • Agnieszka Kulczyńska-Przybik and
  • Barbara Mroczko

The amyloidogenic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), primarily through the generation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides, which aggregate to form toxic plaques in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
57 Citations
6,831 Views
14 Pages

Curcumin Inhibits the Primary Nucleation of Amyloid-Beta Peptide: A Molecular Dynamics Study

  • Irini Doytchinova,
  • Mariyana Atanasova,
  • Evdokiya Salamanova,
  • Stefan Ivanov and
  • Ivan Dimitrov

15 September 2020

The amyloid plaques are a key hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Amyloidogenesis is a complex long-lasting multiphase process starting with the formation of nuclei of amyloid peptid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,224 Views
16 Pages

The Potential Neuroprotective Effects of Extracts from Oat Seedlings against Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Won Seok Lee,
  • Hae-June Lee,
  • Ji Yeong Yang,
  • Hye-Lim Shin,
  • Sik-Won Choi,
  • Jong-Ki Kim,
  • Woo Duck Seo and
  • Eun Ho Kim

2 October 2022

The physiological or dietary advantages of germinated grains have been the subject of numerous discussions over the past decade. Around 23 million tons of oats are consumed globally, making up a sizeable portion of the global grain market. Oat seedli...

  • Opinion
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,948 Views
9 Pages

The accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain is a central pathological feature of Alzheimer’s disease. It is believed that amyloid responses may be a result of the host immune response to pathogens in both the central nervous system an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,880 Views
19 Pages

Homotaurine and Curcumin Analogues as Potential Anti-Amyloidogenic Agents

  • Jose Paredes Quiroz,
  • Andi Zeng,
  • Michelle Young,
  • Patrick Gordon,
  • Aadya Jaipuria,
  • Kristi J. Reed,
  • Greg M. Landry,
  • Suhui Yang,
  • Shreya Asher and
  • Sabrina Ruoyao Chen Zhang
  • + 1 author

7 February 2023

Currently, there is neither a cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) nor a way to stop the progressive death of neuronal cells associated with this devastating aliment. To date, there are only medications that temporarily slow its progression, and d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,754 Views
20 Pages

30 January 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a multifaceted neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive and irreversible cognitive decline, with no disease-modifying therapy until today. Spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) is a Hebbian form of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
12,106 Views
14 Pages

NF-κB Pathway and Its Inhibitors: A Promising Frontier in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Bhagavathi Sundaram Sivamaruthi,
  • Neha Raghani,
  • Mehul Chorawala,
  • Sankha Bhattacharya,
  • Bhupendra G. Prajapati,
  • Gehan M. Elossaily and
  • Chaiyavat Chaiyasut

21 September 2023

The nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway has emerged as a pivotal player in the pathogenesis of various diseases, including neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The involvement of the NF-κB pathway in immune...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,570 Views
24 Pages

18 October 2022

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly and has been associated with changes in lipoprotein metabolism. We performed quantitative lipoprotein analysis in a local cohort of cognitively impaired elderly and con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,152 Views
10 Pages

Amyloid Beta as a Candidate Blood Biomarker of Early Cognitive Decline in the Elderly—A Preliminary Study

  • Oliwia McFarlane,
  • Mariusz Kozakiewicz,
  • Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska,
  • Anita Gałęska-Śliwka and
  • Milena Wojciechowska

(1) Background/Objectives: The pathogenic process of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is known to begin decades before its clinical onset. This period, although imperceptible to the patient, encompasses a gradual neuronal loss. The first symptoms of dementia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,927 Views
16 Pages

A Copper-Selective Sensor and Its Inhibition of Copper-Amyloid Beta Aggregation

  • Ngoc Kim Nguyen,
  • Bella Poduska,
  • Mia Franks,
  • Manoranjan Bera,
  • Ian MacCormack,
  • Guoxing Lin,
  • Alexander P. Petroff,
  • Samir Das and
  • Arundhati Nag

14 May 2024

Copper is an essential trace metal for biological processes in humans and animals. A low level of copper detection at physiological pH using fluorescent probes is very important for in vitro applications, such as the detection of copper in water or u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,579 Views
18 Pages

Meta-Analysis of APP Expression Modulated by SARS-CoV-2 Infection via the ACE2 Receptor

  • Alyssa Caradonna,
  • Tanvi Patel,
  • Matea Toleska,
  • Sedra Alabed and
  • Sulie L. Chang

21 January 2022

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques from improper amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) cleavage. Following studies of inflammation caused by coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) infection, this s...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,255 Views
26 Pages

9 January 2024

Alzheimer’s disease has been a serious problem for humankind, one without a promising cure for a long time now, and researchers around the world have been working to better understand this disease mathematically, biologically and computationall...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,707 Views
30 Pages

Recent Advances in Drug Development for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Comprehensive Review

  • Haonan Xing,
  • Song Yue,
  • Runtian Qin,
  • Xiaoxue Du,
  • Yili Wu,
  • Dongting Zhangsun and
  • Sulan Luo

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive impairments such as memory loss and executive dysfunction. The primary pathological features of AD include the deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ) pl...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
56 Citations
7,320 Views
11 Pages

7 January 2021

Alzheimer’s disease, a highly prevalent form of dementia, targets neuron function beginning from the hippocampal region and expanding outwards. Alzheimer’s disease is caused by elevated levels of heavy metals, such as lead, zinc, and copper. Copper i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,655 Views
16 Pages

Development of a Low-Molecular-Weight Aβ42 Detection System Using a Enzyme-Linked Peptide Assay

  • Sang-Heon Kim,
  • Eun-Hye Lee,
  • Hyung-Ji Kim,
  • A-Ru Kim,
  • Ye-Eun Kim,
  • Jae-Hong Lee,
  • Moon-Young Yoon and
  • Seong-Ho Koh

2 December 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia. The incidence of AD is rapidly rising because of the aging of the world population. Because AD is presently incurable, early diagnosis is very i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,941 Views
27 Pages

Implications of Mucin-Type O-Glycosylation in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Nancy Vela Navarro,
  • Gustavo De Nadai Mundim and
  • Maré Cudic

24 April 2025

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders linked to aging. Major hallmarks of AD pathogenesis include amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) plaques, which are extracellular deposits originating from the processin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,196 Views
18 Pages

ORAI2 Down-Regulation Potentiates SOCE and Decreases Aβ42 Accumulation in Human Neuroglioma Cells

  • Elena Scremin,
  • Mario Agostini,
  • Alessandro Leparulo,
  • Tullio Pozzan,
  • Elisa Greotti and
  • Cristina Fasolato

Senile plaques, the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), are generated by the deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ), the proteolytic product of amyloid precursor protein (APP), by β and γ-secretase. A large body of evidence points t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,732 Views
18 Pages

Galantamine-Curcumin Hybrids as Dual-Site Binding Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

  • Georgi Stavrakov,
  • Irena Philipova,
  • Atanas Lukarski,
  • Mariyana Atanasova,
  • Dimitrina Zheleva,
  • Zvetanka D. Zhivkova,
  • Stefan Ivanov,
  • Teodora Atanasova,
  • Spiro Konstantinov and
  • Irini Doytchinova

23 July 2020

Galantamine (GAL) and curcumin (CU) are alkaloids used to improve symptomatically neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease (AD). GAL acts mainly as an inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). CU binds to amyloid-beta (A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,787 Views
19 Pages

20 August 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and late-stage neurobehavioral issues marked by amyloid-beta plaques and Tau protein tangles. This study aims to investigate Fibulin-1(FBLN1) gene expression in the hipp...

  • Review
  • Open Access
260 Citations
17,752 Views
19 Pages

Ferulic Acid: A Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy from Plants

  • Antonella Sgarbossa,
  • Daniela Giacomazza and
  • Marta Di Carlo

15 July 2015

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the deposition of extracellular amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) and intracellular neurofibrillar tangles, associated with loss of neurons in the brain and consequent learning and mem...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,778 Views
20 Pages

Alzheimer’s Disease—A Panorama Glimpse

  • Li Na Zhao,
  • Lanyuan Lu,
  • Lock Yue Chew and
  • Yuguang Mu

16 July 2014

The single-mutation of genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increases the production of Aβ peptides. An elevated concentration of Aβ peptides is prone to aggregation into oligomers and further deposition as plaque. Aβ plaques and neurofibri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,844 Views
16 Pages

Synthesis and Evaluation of Chloride-Substituted Ramalin Derivatives for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

  • Tai Kyoung Kim,
  • Yongeun Cho,
  • Jaewon Kim,
  • Jeongmi Lee,
  • Ju-Mi Hong,
  • Heewon Cho,
  • Jun-Sik Kim,
  • Yeongyeong Lee,
  • Kyung Hee Kim and
  • Il-Chan Kim
  • + 4 authors

5 August 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder marked by the accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau proteins, leading to cognitive decline and neuronal death. However, despite extensive research,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,039 Views
11 Pages

Discovery of Natural Inhibitors of Cholinesterases from Hydrangea: In Vitro and In Silico Approaches

  • Jayeong Hwang,
  • Kumju Youn,
  • Gyutae Lim,
  • Jinhyuk Lee,
  • Dong Hyun Kim and
  • Mira Jun

17 January 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease conceptualized as a clinical-biological neurodegenerative construct where amyloid-beta pathophysiology is supposed to play a role. The loss of cognitive functions is mostly characterized b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
8,428 Views
14 Pages

Immunotherapies for Alzheimer’s Disease—A Review

  • Zachary Valiukas,
  • Ramya Ephraim,
  • Kathy Tangalakis,
  • Majid Davidson,
  • Vasso Apostolopoulos and
  • Jack Feehan

14 September 2022

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that falls under the umbrella of dementia and is characterised by the presence of highly neurotoxic amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) of tau protein within th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,714 Views
12 Pages

15 November 2024

Oxidative stress is linked to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder marked by memory impairment and cognitive decline. AD is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and the format...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,660 Views
12 Pages

Targeted Magnetic Nanoparticles for Beta-Amyloid Detection

  • Nelly S. Chmelyuk,
  • Aleksey A. Nikitin,
  • Veronika V. Vadekhina,
  • Vladimir A. Mitkevich and
  • Maxim A. Abakumov

Background/Objectivities: The presence of beta-amyloid plaques is a part of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, but there is currently no universally accepted method for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the disease. However, it is known...

  • Review
  • Open Access
176 Citations
12,756 Views
13 Pages

10 January 2013

Brain is one of the richest organs in lipid content. Phospholipids (glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids) are important building blocks of cell membranes, which provide an optimal environment for protein interactions, trafficking and function. Beca...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,308 Views
20 Pages

26 August 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), diabetes mellitus (DM), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are chronic conditions affecting millions globally. Despite differing clinical symptoms, these diseases share pathophysiological...

  • Review
  • Open Access
168 Citations
12,587 Views
21 Pages

Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Driver of Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Chanchal Sharma,
  • Sehwan Kim,
  • Youngpyo Nam,
  • Un Ju Jung and
  • Sang Ryong Kim

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of age-related neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment, and there are currently no broadly effective therapies. The underlying pathogenesis is complex, but a growing body of evidence implicates m...

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