Can an infection hypothesis explain the beta amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease?

T Fulop, JM Witkowski, K Bourgade, A Khalil… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent type of dementia. The pathological hallmarks
of the disease are extracellular senile plaques composed of beta-amyloid peptide (Aβ) and …

Role of the peripheral innate immune system in the development of Alzheimer's disease

A Le Page, G Dupuis, EH Frost, A Larbi… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. The exact
cause of the disease is still not known although many scientists believe in the beta amyloid …

β-Amyloid peptides display protective activity against the human Alzheimer's disease-associated herpes simplex virus-1

K Bourgade, H Garneau, G Giroux, AY Le Page… - Biogerontology, 2015 - Springer
Amyloid plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), contain fibrillar β-amyloid (Aβ) 1-
40 and 1-42 peptides. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) has been implicated as a risk factor …

Protective effect of amyloid-β peptides against herpes simplex virus-1 infection in a neuronal cell culture model

K Bourgade, A Le Page, C Bocti… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Senile amyloid plaques are one of the main hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They
correspond to insoluble deposits of amyloid-ß peptides (Aß) and are responsible for the …

Can we prevent Alzheimer's disease? Secondary “prevention” trials in Alzheimer's disease

MC Carrillo, HR Brashear, V Logovinsky, JM Ryan… - Alzheimer's & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Current research including the basic biology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) provides a
foundation to explore whether our current state of knowledge is sufficient to initiate …

Anti-viral properties of amyloid-β peptides

K Bourgade, G Dupuis, EH Frost… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides generated by the amyloidogenic pathway of amyloid-β protein
precursor processing contribute significantly to neurodegeneration characteristic of …

Elevated galectin-3 levels in the serum of patients with Alzheimer's disease

X Wang, S Zhang, F Lin, W Chu… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system.
Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is characterized by a conserved sequence within the carbohydrate …

Early intraneuronal accumulation and increased aggregation of phosphorylated Abeta in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

S Kumar, O Wirths, S Theil, J Gerth, TA Bayer… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
The progressive accumulation of extracellular amyloid plaques in the brain is a common
hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We recently identified a novel species of Aβ …

Protective Effect of Paeoniflorin on Aβ25–35-Induced SH-SY5Y Cell Injury by Preventing Mitochondrial Dysfunction

K Wang, L Zhu, X Zhu, K Zhang, B Huang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major neurodegenerative brain disorder affecting about 14
million people worldwide. Aβ-induced cell injury is a crucial cause of neuronal loss in AD …