Alzheimer's disease: an updated overview of its genetics

J Andrade-Guerrero, A Santiago-Balmaseda… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. It is
classified as familial and sporadic. The dominant familial or autosomal presentation …

The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer's disease

M Jorfi, A Maaser-Hecker, RE Tanzi - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder with
multifaceted neuropathological features, including β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary …

New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

C Bellenguez, F Küçükali, IE Jansen, L Kleineidam… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Characterization of the genetic landscape of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related
dementias (ADD) provides a unique opportunity for a better understanding of the associated …

Cellular and pathological functions of tau

C Parra Bravo, SA Naguib, L Gan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Tau protein is involved in various cellular processes, including having a canonical role in
binding and stabilization of microtubules in neurons. Tauopathies are neurodegenerative …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

T Guo, D Zhang, Y Zeng, TY Huang, H Xu… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder seen in age-
dependent dementia. There is currently no effective treatment for AD, which may be …

Meningeal lymphatics affect microglia responses and anti-Aβ immunotherapy

S Da Mesquita, Z Papadopoulos, T Dykstra, L Brase… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of dementia. Although there is no
effective treatment for AD, passive immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies against …

The clinical impact of glycobiology: targeting selectins, Siglecs and mammalian glycans

BAH Smith, CR Bertozzi - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Carbohydrates—namely glycans—decorate every cell in the human body and most secreted
proteins. Advances in genomics, glycoproteomics and tools from chemical biology have …

The contribution of the peripheral immune system to neurodegeneration

F Berriat, CS Lobsiger, S Boillée - Nature Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Microglial cells are the major immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), and directly
react to neurodegeneration, but other immune cell types are also able to react to pathology …

Transcriptional signature in microglia associated with Aβ plaque phagocytosis

A Grubman, XY Choo, G Chew, JF Ouyang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The role of microglia cells in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is well recognized, however their
molecular and functional diversity remain unclear. Here, we isolated amyloid plaque …

Gut microbiota and dysbiosis in Alzheimer's disease: implications for pathogenesis and treatment

S Liu, J Gao, M Zhu, K Liu, HL Zhang - Molecular neurobiology, 2020 - Springer
Understanding how gut flora influences gut-brain communications has been the subject of
significant research over the past decade. The broadening of the term “microbiota-gut-brain …