Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases

MT Lin, MF Beal - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
Many lines of evidence suggest that mitochondria have a central role in ageing-related
neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondria are critical regulators of cell death, a key feature …

Oxidative stress and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer′ s disease

Y Zhao, B Zhao - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer′ s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease that causes
dementia in the elderly. Patients with AD suffer a gradual deterioration of memory and other …

Expression of a noncoding RNA is elevated in Alzheimer's disease and drives rapid feed-forward regulation of β-secretase

MA Faghihi, F Modarresi, AM Khalil, DE Wood… - Nature medicine, 2008 - nature.com
Recent efforts have revealed that numerous protein-coding messenger RNAs have natural
antisense transcript partners, most of which seem to be noncoding RNAs. Here we identify a …

Microglial cell dysregulation in brain aging and neurodegeneration

R Von Bernhardi, L Eugenín-von Bernhardi… - Frontiers in aging …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Aging is the main risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases. In aging, microglia undergoes
phenotypic changes compatible with their activation. Glial activation can lead to …

Brain manganese and the balance between essential roles and neurotoxicity

RC Balachandran, S Mukhopadhyay, D McBride… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient required for the normal development of many
organs, including the brain. Although its roles as a cofactor in several enzymes and in …

Amyloid-beta and phosphorylated tau accumulations cause abnormalities at synapses of Alzheimer's disease neurons

R Rajmohan, PH Reddy - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Amyloid-beta (Aß) and hyperphosphorylated tau are hallmark lesions of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). However, the loss of synapses and dysfunctions of neurotransmission are more …

Amyloid beta, mitochondrial dysfunction and synaptic damage: implications for cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer's disease

PH Reddy, MF Beal - Trends in molecular medicine, 2008 - cell.com
Recent studies of postmortem brains from Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and transgenic
mouse models of AD suggest that oxidative damage, induced by amyloid β (Aβ), is …

Heavy metals exposure and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

KM Bakulski, YA Seo, RC Hickman… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias lack effective treatment or cures and are major
public health challenges. Risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is partially …

The neuroprotective potentiality of flavonoids on Alzheimer's disease

A Calderaro, GT Patanè, E Tellone, D Barreca… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), due to its spread, has become a global health priority, and is
characterized by senile dementia and progressive disability. The main cause of AD and …

Mitochondria take center stage in aging and neurodegeneration

MF Beal - Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the American …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A critical role of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage has been hypothesized in
both aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Much of the evidence has been correlative, but …