Synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer disease

M Tzioras, RI McGeachan, CS Durrant… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline in older
individuals accompanied by the presence of two pathological protein aggregates—amyloid …

Apoptotic cell death in disease—Current understanding of the NCCD 2023

I Vitale, F Pietrocola, E Guilbaud… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a form of regulated cell death (RCD) that involves proteases of the caspase
family. Pharmacological and genetic strategies that experimentally inhibit or delay apoptosis …

Apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease: insight into the signaling pathways and therapeutic avenues

S Kumari, R Dhapola, DHK Reddy - Apoptosis, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau
and amyloid-β (Aβ) protein resulting in synaptic loss and apoptosis. Aβ and tau deposition …

Molecular mechanisms of cell death in neurological diseases

D Moujalled, A Strasser, JR Liddell - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2021 - nature.com
Tightly orchestrated programmed cell death (PCD) signalling events occur during normal
neuronal development in a spatially and temporally restricted manner to establish the neural …

Microglia‐synapse engulfment via PtdSer‐TREM2 ameliorates neuronal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease models

J Rueda‐Carrasco, D Sokolova, SE Lee… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Neuronal hyperactivity is a key feature of early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Genetic
studies in AD support that microglia act as potential cellular drivers of disease risk, but the …

Donanemab for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of clinical trials

A Rashad, A Rasool, M Shaheryar, A Sarfraz, Z Sarfraz… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and aggregated tau are two core mechanisms that contribute to the
clinical deterioration of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, targeted-Aβ plaque reduction …

Apoptosis and its therapeutic implications in neurodegenerative diseases

NS Erekat - Clinical Anatomy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by progressive loss of particular populations
of neurons. Apoptosis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative …

Inflammatory aspects of Alzheimer's disease

P Botella Lucena, MT Heneka - Acta Neuropathologica, 2024 - Springer
Alzheimer´ s disease (AD) stands out as the most common chronic neurodegenerative
disorder. AD is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss, with …

The role of complement in synaptic pruning and neurodegeneration

A Gomez-Arboledas, MM Acharya… - ImmunoTargets and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The complement system, an essential part of the innate immune system, is composed of a
group of secreted and membrane proteins that collectively participate in maintaining the …

Caspases in Alzheimer's Disease: mechanism of activation, role, and potential treatment

P Wójcik, MK Jastrzębski, A Zięba, D Matosiuk… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
With the aging of the population, treatment of conditions emerging in old age, such as
neurodegenerative disorders, has become a major medical challenge. Of these, Alzheimer's …