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 …

A guide to studying protein aggregation

JAJ Housmans, G Wu, J Schymkowitz… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Disrupted protein folding or decreased protein stability can lead to the accumulation of
(partially) un‐or misfolded proteins, which ultimately cause the formation of protein …

Preparation of near-infrared AIEgen-active fluorescent probes for map** amyloid-β plaques in brain tissues and living mice

C Yan, J Dai, Y Yao, W Fu, H Tian, WH Zhu, Z Guo - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Fibrillar aggregates of the amyloid-β protein (Aβ) are the main component of the senile
plaques found in brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Development of probes …

An activatable NIR‐II fluorescent reporter for in vivo imaging of amyloid‐β plaques

J Miao, M Miao, Y Jiang, M Zhao, Q Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescence imaging in the second near‐infrared (NIR‐II) window holds great promise for
in vivo visualization of amyloid‐β (Aβ) pathology, which can facilitate characterization and …

A two-pronged detection of atherosclerosis with a dual-channel fluorescent probe for viscosity and hypochlorous acid

Z Wang, S Wang, B Wang, J Shen, L Zhao, F Yu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The precise detection of atherosclerosis has been a research hot point since its importance
in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Here we synthesized a near-infrared …

Direct quantification and visualization of homocysteine, cysteine, and glutathione in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease model tissues

G Yin, Y Gan, H Jiang, T Yu, M Liu, Y Zhang… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are chronic neurodegenerative
diseases with high morbidity and mortality. Homocysteine (Hcy), cysteine (Cys), and …

Monitoring amyloid aggregation via a twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT)-based fluorescent sensor array

C Wang, W Jiang, D Tan, L Huang, J Li, Q Qiao… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Imaging amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregation is critical for understanding the pathology and aiding
the pre-symptomatic intervention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Amyloid aggregation consists …

Structural mechanism for specific binding of chemical compounds to amyloid fibrils

Y Tao, W **a, Q Zhao, H **ang, C Han, S Zhang… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyloid fibril is an important pharmaceutical target for diagnostic and therapeutic treatment
of neurodegenerative diseases. However, rational design of chemical compounds that …

Fluorescent probes for bioimaging of potential biomarkers in Parkinson's disease

L Gao, W Wang, X Wang, F Yang, L **e… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), as the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is
caused by complex pathological processes and currently remains very difficult to treat. PD …

Facile synthesis of efficient luminogens with AIE features for three‐photon fluorescence imaging of the brain through the intact skull

W Qin, N Alifu, JWY Lam, Y Cui, H Su… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Visualization of the brain in its native environment is important for understanding common
brain diseases. Herein, bright luminogens with remarkable aggregation‐induced emission …