Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

SC Cunnane, E Trushina, C Morland… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
The brain requires a continuous supply of energy in the form of ATP, most of which is
produced from glucose by oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, complemented by …

Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: Role of autophagy and mitophagy focusing in microglia

M Eshraghi, A Adlimoghaddam… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurological disorder, and currently, there is no
cure for it. Several pathologic alterations have been described in the brain of AD patients …

Integrative metabolomics‐genomics approach reveals key metabolic pathways and regulators of Alzheimer's disease

E Horgusluoglu, R Neff, WM Song… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metabolites, the biochemical products of the cellular process, can be used to measure
alterations in biochemical pathways related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial oxidative stress in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) led to metabolic dysfunction in both the RPE and retinal photoreceptors

EE Brown, AJ DeWeerd, CJ Ildefonso, AS Lewin… - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in the western
world. Recent evidence suggests that RPE and photoreceptors have an interconnected …

Glucose, glycolysis, and neurodegenerative diseases

BL Tang - Journal of cellular physiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Prolonged survival of a typical postmitotic neuron hinges on a balance between multiple
processes, among these are a sustenance of ATP production and protection against reactive …

Dysfunctional glucose metabolism in Alzheimer's disease onset and potential pharmacological interventions

V Kumar, SH Kim, K Bishayee - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related dementia. The alteration in
metabolic characteristics determines the prognosis. Patients at risk show reduced glucose …

Glycolytic metabolism, brain resilience, and Alzheimer's disease

X Zhang, N Alshakhshir, L Zhao - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of age-related dementia. Despite
decades of research, the etiology and pathogenesis of AD are not well understood. Brain …

Mechanisms and mathematical modeling of ROS production by the mitochondrial electron transport chain

S Chenna, WJH Koopman… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are recognized both as damaging molecules and
intracellular signaling entities. In addition to its role in ATP generation, the mitochondrial …

Branched-chain amino acids are linked with Alzheimer's disease-related pathology and cognitive deficits

MAB Siddik, CA Mullins, A Kramer, H Shah… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disorder with a complex
pathophysiology. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a strong risk factor for AD that shares similar …

Defective mitochondrial pyruvate flux affects cell bioenergetics in Alzheimer's disease-related models

A Rossi, G Rigotto, G Valente, V Giorgio, E Basso… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Mitochondria are key organelles for brain health. Mitochondrial alterations have been
reported in several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), and …