Wnt/β-catenin signalling: function, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic opportunities

J Liu, Q **ao, J **ao, C Niu, Y Li, X Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway comprises a family of proteins that play critical roles in
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. The deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin …

APOE in the bullseye of neurodegenerative diseases: impact of the APOE genotype in Alzheimer's disease pathology and brain diseases

R Fernández-Calle, SC Konings… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
ApoE is the major lipid and cholesterol carrier in the CNS. There are three major human
polymorphisms, apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, and the genetic expression of APOE4 is one of …

Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer's disease

CC Liu, N Wang, Y Chen, Y Inoue, F Shue, Y Ren… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Microglial involvement in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology has emerged as a risk-
determining pathogenic event. While apolipoprotein E (APOE) is known to modify AD risk, it …

Peripheral apoE4 enhances Alzheimer's pathology and impairs cognition by compromising cerebrovascular function

CC Liu, J Zhao, Y Fu, Y Inoue, Y Ren, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease, is abundantly expressed in both the brain and periphery. Here, we present …

Activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway mitigates blood–brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

Q Wang, X Huang, Y Su, G Yin, S Wang, B Yu, H Li… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes age-dependent
neurological and cognitive declines. The treatments for Alzheimer's disease pose a …

Osteocyte-derived sclerostin impairs cognitive function during ageing and Alzheimer's disease progression

T Shi, S Shen, Y Shi, Q Wang, G Zhang, J Lin… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ageing increases susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Serum levels of sclerostin, an osteocyte-derived Wnt–β-catenin signalling …

[HTML][HTML] Deep multilayer brain proteomics identifies molecular networks in Alzheimer's disease progression

B Bai, X Wang, Y Li, PC Chen, K Yu, KK Dey… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) displays a long asymptomatic stage before dementia. We
characterize AD stage-associated molecular networks by profiling 14,513 proteins and …

Role of Aβ in Alzheimer's-related synaptic dysfunction

H Zhang, X Jiang, L Ma, W Wei, Z Li… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Synaptic dysfunction is closely related to Alzheimer's disease (AD) which is also recognized
as synaptic disorder. β-amyloid (Aβ) is one of the main pathogenic factors in AD, which …

Restoring Wnt/β-catenin signaling is a promising therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease

L Jia, J Piña-Crespo, Y Li - Molecular brain, 2019 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging-related neurological disorder characterized by
synaptic loss and dementia. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is an essential signal transduction …

ApoE4 accelerates early seeding of amyloid pathology

CC Liu, N Zhao, Y Fu, N Wang, C Linares, CW Tsai… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Accumulation and aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the brain is an initiating step in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene is …