Markers of microglia in post-mortem brain samples from patients with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

KE Hopperton, D Mohammad, MO Trépanier… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Neuroinflammation is proposed as one of the mechanisms by which Alzheimer's disease
pathology, including amyloid-β plaques, leads to neuronal death and dysfunction. Increases …

Brain insulin resistance at the crossroads of metabolic and cognitive disorders in humans

S Kullmann, M Heni, M Hallschmid… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Ever since the brain was identified as an insulin-sensitive organ, evidence has rapidly
accumulated that insulin action in the brain produces multiple behavioral and metabolic …

Neuroinflammation: microglia and T cells get ready to tango

STT Schetters, D Gomez-Nicola… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, many paradigms concerning central nervous system (CNS) immunology
have been challenged and shifted, including the discovery of CNS-draining lymphatic …

Aging effects on DNA methylation modules in human brain and blood tissue

S Horvath, Y Zhang, P Langfelder, RS Kahn… - Genome biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Several recent studies reported aging effects on DNA methylation levels of
individual CpG dinucleotides. But it is not yet known whether aging-related consensus …

Docosahexaenoic acid and cognition throughout the lifespan

MJ Weiser, CM Butt, MH Mohajeri - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the predominant omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid
(PUFA) found in the brain and can affect neurological function by modulating signal …

The role of microglia in processing and spreading of bioactive tau seeds in Alzheimer's disease

SC Hopp, Y Lin, D Oakley, AD Roe, SL DeVos… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Misfolding of microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) within neurons into
neurofibrillary tangles is an important pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Tau …

Deciphering the mechanism underlying late-onset Alzheimer disease

D Krstic, I Knuesel - Nature reviews neurology, 2013 - nature.com
Despite tremendous investments in understanding the complex molecular mechanisms
underlying Alzheimer disease (AD), recent clinical trials have failed to show efficacy. A …

[HTML][HTML] Arizona study of aging and neurodegenerative disorders and brain and body donation program

TG Beach, CH Adler, LI Sue, G Serrano… - … : official journal of the …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Brain and Body Donation Program (BBDP) at Banner Sun Health Research
Institute (http://www. brainandbodydonationprogram. org) started in 1987 with brain-only …

Blocking IL-1 signaling rescues cognition, attenuates tau pathology, and restores neuronal β-catenin pathway function in an Alzheimer's disease model

M Kitazawa, D Cheng, MR Tsukamoto… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
Inflammation is a key pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), although its impact
on disease progression and neurodegeneration remains an area of active investigation …

Metformin–A future therapy for neurodegenerative diseases: Theme: Drug discovery, development and delivery in Alzheimer's disease Guest Editor: Davide Brambilla

M Markowicz-Piasecka, J Sikora, A Szydłowska… - Pharmaceutical …, 2017 - Springer
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex, chronic and progressive metabolic disease,
which is characterized by relative insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, and high glucose …