The pathobiology of vascular dementia

C Iadecola - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Vascular cognitive impairment defines alterations in cognition, ranging from subtle deficits to
full-blown dementia, attributable to cerebrovascular causes. Often coexisting with …

Neurovascular regulation in the normal brain and in Alzheimer's disease

C Iadecola - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2004 - nature.com
The structural and functional integrity of the brain depends on the delicate balance between
substrate delivery through blood flow and energy demands imposed by neural activity …

Amyloid β oligomers constrict human capillaries in Alzheimer's disease via signaling to pericytes

R Nortley, N Korte, P Izquierdo, C Hirunpattarasilp… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION In Alzheimer's disease (AD), the production of amyloid β (Aβ) oligomers
and downstream tau dysfunction are thought to cause neuronal damage, in particular a loss …

Plasma β-amyloid in Alzheimer's disease and vascular disease

S Janelidze, E Stomrud, S Palmqvist, H Zetterberg… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Implementation of amyloid biomarkers in clinical practice would be accelerated if such
biomarkers could be measured in blood. We analyzed plasma levels of Aβ42 and Aβ40 in a …

Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Aging: JACC Focus Seminar

M Cortes-Canteli, C Iadecola - Journal of the American College of …, 2020 - jacc.org
Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia in the elderly, is a neurodegenerative
condition characterized by accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in …

The neuropathology and cerebrovascular mechanisms of dementia

L Raz, J Knoefel, K Bhaskar - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of dementia is increasing in our aging population at an alarming rate.
Because of the heterogeneity of clinical presentation and complexity of disease …

Modelling of the blood–brain barrier in drug discovery and development

R Cecchelli, V Berezowski, S Lundquist… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2007 - nature.com
The market for neuropharmaceuticals is potentially one of the largest sectors of the global
pharmaceutical market owing to the increase in average life expectancy and the fact that …

Vascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: a prelude to the pathological process or a consequence of it?

K Govindpani, LG McNamara, NR Smith… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia. Despite decades of
research following several theoretical and clinical lines, all existing treatments for the …

The Pericyte: A Forgotten Cell Type with Important Implications for A lzheimer's Disease?

EA Winkler, AP Sagare, BV Zlokovic - Brain pathology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Pericytes are cells in the blood–brain barrier (BBB) that degenerate in A lzheimer's disease
(AD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by early neurovascular dysfunction …

Endothelin-1 axes in the framework of predictive, preventive and personalised (3P) medicine

A Torres Crigna, B Link, M Samec, FA Giordano… - EPMA Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is involved in the regulation of a myriad of processes highly
relevant for physical and mental well-being; female and male health; in the modulation of …