The potential of blood neurofilament light as a marker of neurodegeneration for Alzheimer's disease

Y Jung, JS Damoiseaux - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Over the past several years, there has been a surge in blood biomarker studies examining
the value of plasma or serum neurofilament light (NfL) as a biomarker of neurodegeneration …

Cellular senescence and Alzheimer disease: the egg and the chicken scenario

S Saez-Atienzar, E Masliah - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Globally, 50 million people live with dementia, with Alzheimer disease (AD) being
responsible for two-thirds of the total cases. As ageing is the main risk factor for dementia …

Microglia, lifestyle stress, and neurodegeneration

C Madore, Z Yin, J Leibowitz, O Butovsky - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Recent years have witnessed a revolution in our understanding of microglia biology,
including their major role in the etiology and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases …

Aβ-oligomers: A potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

S Ghosh, R Ali, S Verma - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cascade of amyloid formation relates to multiple complex events at the molecular level.
Previous research has established amyloid plaque deposition as the leading cause of …

The essence of SNPs

AJ Brookes - Gene, 1999 - Elsevier
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are an abundant form of genome variation,
distinguished from rare variations by a requirement for the least abundant allele to have a …

Memory and executive function in aging and AD: multiple factors that cause decline and reserve factors that compensate

RL Buckner - Neuron, 2004 - cell.com
Memory decline in aging results from multiple factors that influence both executive function
and the medial temporal lobe memory system. In advanced aging, frontal-striatal systems …

A role for local inflammation in the formation of drusen in the aging eye

DH Anderson, RF Mullins, GS Hageman… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The accumulation of numerous or confluent drusen, especially in the macula, is
a significant risk factor for the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) …

Antioxidant therapies for Alzheimer′ s disease

Y Feng, X Wang - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease featuring
progressive impairments in memory, cognition, and behavior and ultimately leads to death …

Amyloid cascade hypothesis: Pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies in Alzheimer's disease

SH Barage, KD Sonawane - Neuropeptides, 2015 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Various
therapeutic approaches are being used to improve the cholinergic neurotransmission, but …

Epidemiology and risk factors of dementia

WM van der Flier, P Scheltens - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery …, 2005 - jnnp.bmj.com
Dementia refers to a syndrome that is characterised by progressive deterioration of cognitive
functions. Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy, agitation, and depression, are also …