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 …

New perspectives on the basal forebrain cholinergic system in Alzheimer's disease

AS Berry, TM Harrison - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The basal forebrain cholinergic system (BFCS) has long been implicated in age-related
cognitive changes and the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Limitations of …

Preclinical and randomized clinical evaluation of the p38α kinase inhibitor neflamapimod for basal forebrain cholinergic degeneration

Y Jiang, JJ Alam, SN Gomperts, P Maruff… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The endosome-associated GTPase Rab5 is a central player in the molecular
mechanisms leading to degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons (BFCN), a long …

[HTML][HTML] Structural Degeneration of the Nucleus basalis of Meynert in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease–Evidence from an MRI-based Meta-Analysis

M Mieling, H Meier, N Bunzeck - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent models of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) suggest that neuropathological changes of the
medial temporal lobe, especially entorhinal cortex, are preceded by degenerations of the …

Cholinergic white matter pathways along the Alzheimer's disease continuum

M Nemy, M Dyrba, F Brosseron, K Buerger, P Dechent… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Previous studies have shown that the cholinergic nucleus basalis of Meynert and its white
matter projections are affected in Alzheimer's disease dementia and mild cognitive …

State-of-the-art imaging of neuromodulatory subcortical systems in aging and Alzheimer's disease: Challenges and opportunities

N Engels-Domínguez, EA Koops, PC Prokopiou… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Primary prevention trials have shifted their focus to the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Autopsy data indicates that the neuromodulatory subcortical systems'(NSS) nuclei are …

Improving anti-neurodegenerative benefits of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease: are irreversible inhibitors the future?

DE Moss - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Decades of research have produced no effective method to prevent, delay the onset, or slow
the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In contrast to these failures …

Determinants of approved acetylcholinesterase inhibitor response outcomes in Alzheimer's disease: relevance for precision medicine in neurodegenerative diseases

S Lista, A Vergallo, SJ Teipel, P Lemercier… - Ageing research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI) are the global standard of care for the symptomatic
treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and show significant positive effects in …

Grey matter loss at different stages of cognitive decline: A role for the thalamus in develo** Alzheimer's disease

LA van de Mortel, RM Thomas… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by cognitive impairment and large
loss of grey matter volume and is the most prevalent form of dementia worldwide. Mild …

REM sleep is associated with the volume of the cholinergic basal forebrain in aMCI individuals

C André, MÈ Martineau-Dussault, V Daneault… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep highly depends on the activity of cholinergic
basal forebrain (BF) neurons and is reduced in Alzheimer's disease. Here, we investigated …