[HTML][HTML] It's complicated: The relationship between sleep and Alzheimer's disease in humans

BP Lucey - Neurobiology of disease, 2020 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by an
asymptomatic period of amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition as insoluble extracellular plaque …

PET imaging of neural activity, β-amyloid, and tau in normal brain aging

K Zhang, H Mizuma, X Zhang, K Takahashi… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Normal brain aging is commonly associated with neural activity alteration, β-amyloid (Aβ)
deposition, and tau aggregation, driving a progressive cognitive decline in normal elderly …

Suvorexant acutely decreases tau phosphorylation and Aβ in the human CNS

BP Lucey, H Liu, CD Toedebusch, D Freund… - Annals of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In Alzheimer's disease, hyperphosphorylated tau is associated with formation of
insoluble paired helical filaments that aggregate as neurofibrillary tau tangles and are …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of sleep disturbances on neurodegeneration: Insight from studies in animal models

JE Owen, SC Veasey - Neurobiology of disease, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic short sleep or extended wake periods are commonly observed in most
industrialized countries. Previously neurobehavioral impairment following sleep loss was …

The sleep side of aging and Alzheimer's disease

SM Romanella, D Roe, E Tatti, D Cappon, R Paciorek… - Sleep medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
As we age, sleep patterns undergo significant modifications in micro and macrostructure,
worsening cognition and quality of life. These are associated with remarkable brain …

Hypocretin/orexin, sleep and Alzheimer's disease

Y Dauvilliers - The Orexin System. Basic Science and Role in Sleep …, 2021 - karger.com
Advances in translational research provide key opportunities to explore the physiological
and pathological effects of sleep in different neurodegenerative diseases. Recent findings …

Plasma Aβ and neurofilament light chain are associated with cognitive and physical function decline in non-dementia older adults

L He, P de Souto Barreto, G Aggarwal… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Cognition is closely associated with physical function. Although high brain
amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition and neurofilament light chain (NfL) are associated with cognitive …

Associations of sleep disorders with all-cause MCI/dementia and different types of dementia–clinical evidence, potential pathomechanisms and treatment options: A …

G Mayer, H Frohnhofen, M Jokisch… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Due to worldwide demographic change, the number of older persons in the population is
increasing. Aging is accompanied by changes of sleep structure, deposition of beta-amyloid …

International union of basic and clinical pharmacology CXIV: Orexin receptor function, nomenclature and pharmacology

JP Kukkonen, LH Jacobson, D Hoyer, MK Rinne… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The orexin system consists of the peptide transmitters orexin-A and-B and the G protein-
coupled orexin receptors OX 1 and OX 2. Orexin receptors are capable of coupling to all four …

Focus on the complex interconnection between cancer, narcolepsy and other neurodegenerative diseases: a possible case of orexin-dependent inverse comorbidity

MP Mogavero, A Silvani, LM DelRosso, M Salemi… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This narrative review first describes from several points of view the
complex interrelationship between cancer and neurodegeneration, with special attention to …