A systemic view of Alzheimer disease—insights from amyloid-β metabolism beyond the brain

J Wang, BJ Gu, CL Masters, YJ Wang - Nature reviews neurology, 2017 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, and is currently incurable;
existing treatments for AD produce only a modest amelioration of symptoms. Research into …

Role of gut microbiota and nutrients in amyloid formation and pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease

F Pistollato, S Sumalla Cano, I Elio… - Nutrition …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
It has been hypothesized that alterations in the composition of the gut microbiota might be
associated with the onset of certain human pathologies, such as Alzheimer disease, a …

Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer's disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

Y Iturria-Medina, RC Sotero, PJ Toussaint… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Multifactorial mechanisms underlying late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) are poorly
characterized from an integrative perspective. Here spatiotemporal alterations in brain …

Physiological β-amyloid clearance by the liver and its therapeutic potential for Alzheimer's disease

Y Cheng, CY He, DY Tian, SH Chen, JR Ren… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Cerebral amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation due to impaired Aβ clearance is a pivotal event in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Considerable brain-derived Aβ is cleared via …

Dysfunction of the blood–brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease: evidence from human studies

C Kurz, L Walker, BS Rauchmann… - Neuropathology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The pathological processes leading to synapse loss, neuronal loss, brain atrophy and
gliosis in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their relation to vascular disease and immunological …

Elimination of substances from the brain parenchyma: efflux via perivascular pathways and via the blood–brain barrier

SB Hladky, MA Barrand - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2018 - Springer
This review considers efflux of substances from brain parenchyma quantified as values of
clearances (CL, stated in µL g− 1 min− 1). Total clearance of a substance is the sum of …

Endothelial LRP1 transports amyloid-β1–42 across the blood-brain barrier

SE Storck, S Meister, J Nahrath… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
According to the neurovascular hypothesis, impairment of low-density lipoprotein receptor–
related protein-1 (LRP1) in brain capillaries of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) contributes to …

Regulation of the blood–brain barrier by circadian rhythms and sleep

VA Cuddapah, SL Zhang, A Sehgal - Trends in neurosciences, 2019 - cell.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is an evolutionarily conserved, structural, and functional
separation between circulating blood and the central nervous system (CNS). By controlling …

Peripheral clearance of brain-derived Aβ in Alzheimer's disease: pathophysiology and therapeutic perspectives

Y Cheng, DY Tian, YJ Wang - Translational neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, and no disease-modifying
treatments are available to halt or slow its progression. Amyloid-beta (Aβ) is suggested to …

Dysfunction of ABC transporters at the blood-brain barrier: Role in neurological disorders

E Gil-Martins, DJ Barbosa, V Silva, F Remião… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters represent one of the largest and most diverse
superfamily of proteins in living species, playing an important role in many biological …