Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Proteostasis of islet amyloid polypeptide: a molecular perspective of risk factors and protective strategies for type II diabetes

D Milardi, E Gazit, SE Radford, Y Xu… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The possible link between hIAPP accumulation and β-cell death in diabetic patients has
inspired numerous studies focusing on amyloid structures and aggregation pathways of this …

Effects of in vivo conditions on amyloid aggregation

MC Owen, D Gnutt, M Gao, SKTS Wärmländer… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the grand challenges of biophysical chemistry is to understand the principles that
govern protein misfolding and aggregation, which is a highly complex process that is …

Protein–nanoparticle interaction: corona formation and conformational changes in proteins on nanoparticles

SJ Park - International journal of nanomedicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles (NPs) are highly potent tools for the diagnosis of diseases and specific
delivery of therapeutic agents. Their development and application are scientifically and …

Biophysical processes underlying cross-seeding in amyloid aggregation and implications in amyloid pathology

MI Ivanova, Y Lin, YH Lee, J Zheng… - Biophysical chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abnormal aggregation of proteins into filamentous aggregates commonly associates with
many diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and type-2 diabetes …

Graphene quantum dots against human IAPP aggregation and toxicity in vivo

M Wang, Y Sun, X Cao, G Peng, I Javed, A Kakinen… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of biocompatible nanomaterials has become a new frontier in the
detection, treatment and prevention of human amyloid diseases. Here we demonstrated the …

Computational Investigation of Coaggregation and Cross-Seeding between Aβ and hIAPP Underpinning the Cross-Talk in Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

X Fan, X Zhang, J Yan, H Xu, W Zhao… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The coexistence of amyloid-β (Aβ) and human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) in the brain
and pancreas is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 …

Amylin and beta amyloid proteins interact to form amorphous heterocomplexes with enhanced toxicity in neuronal cells

P Bharadwaj, T Solomon, BR Sahoo, K Ignasiak… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Human pancreatic islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) and beta amyloid (Aβ) can accumulate
in Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains and evidence suggests that …

A mechanistic survey of Alzheimer's disease

Y Tang, D Zhang, X Gong, J Zheng - Biophysical chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common, age-dependent neurodegenerative disorder.
While AD has been intensively studied from different aspects, there is no effective cure for …

Islet amyloid polypeptide: a partner in crime with Aβ in the pathology of alzheimer's disease

AF Raimundo, S Ferreira, IC Martins… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes affects hundreds of millions of patients worldwide. Despite the advances in
understanding the disease and therapeutic options, it remains a leading cause of death and …