The physiological roles of tau and Aβ: implications for Alzheimer's disease pathology and therapeutics

SA Kent, TL Spires-Jones, CS Durrant - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Tau and amyloid beta (Aβ) are the prime suspects for driving pathology in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and, as such, have become the focus of therapeutic development. Recent …

Alzheimer disease pathogenesis: insights from molecular and cellular biology studies of oligomeric Aβ and tau species

XQ Chen, WC Mobley - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) represents an oncoming epidemic that without an effective
treatment promises to exact extraordinary human and financial burdens. Studies of …

Alzheimer's disease: a brief history of immunotherapies targeting amyloid β

ACS Vogt, GT Jennings, MO Mohsen, M Vogel… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and may contribute to 60–
70% of cases. Worldwide, around 50 million people suffer from dementia and the prediction …

Factors affecting the physical stability (aggregation) of peptide therapeutics

KL Zapadka, FJ Becher… - Interface …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The number of biological therapeutic agents in the clinic and development pipeline has
increased dramatically over the last decade and the number will undoubtedly continue to …

Analysis of 138 pathogenic mutations in presenilin-1 on the in vitro production of Aβ42 and Aβ40 peptides by γ-secretase

L Sun, R Zhou, G Yang, Y Shi - Proceedings of the National …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the aggregation of β-amyloid peptides (Aβ) into
amyloid plaques in patient brain. Cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the …

The amyloid beta peptide: a chemist's perspective. Role in Alzheimer's and fibrillization

IW Hamley - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review is concerned with the role of fibrillization of the amyloid β (Aβ)-peptide in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The perspective is that of a physical chemist, and one aim is to …

Targeting amyloidogenic processing of APP in Alzheimer's disease

J Zhao, X Liu, W **a, Y Zhang, C Wang - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of senile dementia, characterized by
neurofibrillary tangle and amyloid plaque in brain pathology. Major efforts in AD drug were …

Bioinorganic chemistry of Alzheimer's disease

KP Kepp - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) 1− 3 is the most common form of dementia (estimated∼ 50− 60%
of all cases), associated with loss of memory (in particular episodic memory), cognitive …

Systematic review of potential health risks posed by pharmaceutical, occupational and consumer exposures to metallic and nanoscale aluminum, aluminum oxides …

CC Willhite, NA Karyakina, RA Yokel… - Critical reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Aluminum (Al) is a ubiquitous substance encountered both naturally (as the third most
abundant element) and intentionally (used in water, foods, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines); …

β-Amyloid: the key peptide in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

X Sun, WD Chen, YD Wang - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The amyloid β peptide (Aβ) is a critical initiator that triggers the progression of Alzheimer's
Disease (AD) via accumulation and aggregation, of which the process may be caused by Aβ …