Locus coeruleus imaging as a biomarker for noradrenergic dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases

MJ Betts, E Kirilina, MCG Otaduy, D Ivanov… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pathological alterations to the locus coeruleus, the major source of noradrenaline in the
brain, are histologically evident in early stages of neurodegenerative diseases. Novel MRI …

Depression and Alzheimer's disease: neurobiological links and common pharmacological targets

F Caraci, A Copani, F Nicoletti, F Drago - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Depression is one of the most prevalent and life-threatening forms of mental illnesses,
whereas Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 37 …

Neuropathologic correlates of psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease

AJ Ehrenberg, CK Suemoto… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Clarifying the relationships between neuropsychiatric symptoms and Alzheimer's disease
(AD)-related pathology may open avenues for effective treatments. Here, we investigate the …

BACE1 regulates voltage-gated sodium channels and neuronal activity

DY Kim, BW Carey, H Wang, LAM Ingano… - Nature cell …, 2007 - nature.com
BACE1 activity is significantly increased in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients,
potentially contributing to neurodegeneration. The voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav1) β2 …

P301S mutant human tau transgenic mice manifest early symptoms of human tauopathies with dementia and altered sensorimotor gating

H Takeuchi, M Iba, H Inoue, M Higuchi, K Takao… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Tauopathies are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the accumulation of
abnormal tau protein leading to cognitive and/or motor dysfunction. To understand the …

Progress in investigational agents targeting serotonin-6 receptors for the treatment of brain disorders

R Nirogi, P Jayarajan, A Shinde, AR Mohammed… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Serotonin (5-HT) plays an important role in the regulation of several basic functions of the
central and peripheral nervous system. Among the 5-HT receptors, serotonin-6 (5-HT6) …

Neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: an update on prevalence, mechanisms, and clinical significance

D Gallagher, CE Fischer… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) may be the first manifestation of an underlying
neurocognitive disorder. We undertook a review to provide an update on the epidemiology …

Subtype-selective allosteric modulators of muscarinic receptors for the treatment of CNS disorders

PJ Conn, CK Jones, CW Lindsley - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2009 - cell.com
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) have long been viewed as viable targets for
novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other disorders …

Central role of glucocorticoid receptors in Alzheimer's disease and depression

G Canet, N Chevallier, C Zussy, C Desrumaux… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the principal neurodegenerative pathology in the world
displaying negative impacts on both the health and social ability of patients and inducing …

Neurotrophins role in depression neurobiology: a review of basic and clinical evidence

FL Neto, G Borges, S Torres-Sanchez… - Current …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Depression is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting a huge percentage of the active
population especially in developed countries. Research has devoted much of its attention to …