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Effects of Cycloastragenol on Alzheimer's Disease in Rats by Reducing Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis. 环黄芪醇通过减少氧化应激、炎症和细胞凋亡对大鼠阿尔茨海默病的影响
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050315334240508162754
Kadi M Alharbi, Shahad A Alshehri, Wasayf A Almarwani, Khulud K Aljohani, Ajwan Z Albalawi, Areej S Alatawi, Shekha M Al-Atwi, Lama S Alhwyty, Hanan M Hassan, Mohammed M H Al-Gayyar
{"title":"Effects of Cycloastragenol on Alzheimer's Disease in Rats by Reducing Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis.","authors":"Kadi M Alharbi, Shahad A Alshehri, Wasayf A Almarwani, Khulud K Aljohani, Ajwan Z Albalawi, Areej S Alatawi, Shekha M Al-Atwi, Lama S Alhwyty, Hanan M Hassan, Mohammed M H Al-Gayyar","doi":"10.2174/0115672050315334240508162754","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050315334240508162754","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>As individuals age, they may develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is characterized by difficulties in speech, memory loss, and other issues related to neural function. Cycloastragenol is an active ingredient of Astragalus trojanus and has been used to treat inflammation, aging, heart disease, and cancer.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to explore the potential therapeutic benefits of cycloastragenol in rats with experimentally induced AD. Moreover, the underlying molecular mechanisms were also evaluated by measuring Nrf2 and HO-1, which are involved in oxidative stress, NFκB and TNF-α, which are involved in inflammation, and BCL2, BAX, and caspase-3, which are involved in apoptosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sprague-Dawley rats were given 70 mg/kg of aluminum chloride intraperitoneally daily for six weeks to induce AD. Following AD induction, the rats were given 25 mg/kg of cycloastragenol daily by oral gavage for three weeks. Hippocampal sections were stained with hematoxylin/ eosin and with anti-caspase-3 antibodies. The Nrf2, HO-1, NFκB, TNF-α, BCL2, BAX, and caspase-3 gene expressions and protein levels in the samples were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cycloastragenol significantly improved rats' behavioral test performance. It also strengthened the organization of the hippocampus. Cycloastragenol significantly improved behavioral performance and improved hippocampal structure in rats. It caused a marked decrease in the expression of NFκB, TNF-α, BAX, and caspase-3, which was associated with an increase in the expression of BCL2, Nrf2, and HO-1.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cycloastragenol improved the structure of the hippocampus in rats with AD. It enhanced the outcomes of behavioral tests, decreased the concentration of AChE in the brain, and exerted antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Antiapoptotic effects were also noted, leading to significant improvements in cognitive function, memory, and behavior in treated rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"141-154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Handwriting Markers for the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease. 老年痴呆症发病的手写标记。
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050299338240222051023
Yury Chernov
{"title":"Handwriting Markers for the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease.","authors":"Yury Chernov","doi":"10.2174/0115672050299338240222051023","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050299338240222051023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Alzheimer's disease has an impact on handwriting (AD). Numerous researchers reported that fact. Therefore, examining handwriting characteristics could be a useful way to screen for AD. The aim of the article is to present the reliability and effectiveness of the AD-HS tool.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Most of the existing studies examine either linguistic manifestations of writing or certain motor functions. However, handwriting is a complex of cognitive and motor activities. Since the influence of AD on handwriting is individual, it is important to analyze the complete set of handwriting features. The AD-HS instrument is based on this principle. Validation of the AD-HS instrument for revealing cognitive impairment in AD-diagnosed persons in comparison to the control group. The study is based on the evaluation of free handwritten texts. AD-HS includes 40 handwriting and 2 linguistic features of handwritten texts. It is based on the standard protocol for handwriting analysis. The cumulative evaluation of all features builds a quantitative AD-Indicator (ADI) as a marker of possible AD conditions. The analyzed experiment includes 53 AD-diagnosed persons and a control group of 192 handwriting specimens from the existing database.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>AD-HS shows a distinct difference in evaluated ADI for the participants (the mean value equals 0.49) and the control group (the mean value equals 0.28).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The handwriting marker of AD could be an effective supplement instrument for earlier screening. It is also useful when traditional biomarkers and neurological tests could not be applied. AD-HS can accompany therapy as an indication of its effect on a person.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"791-801"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Disruptions of Gut Microbiota are Associated with Cognitive Deficit of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study. 肠道微生物群紊乱与临床前阿尔茨海默病的认知缺陷有关:一项横断面研究
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050303878240319054149
Binbin Yu, Guomeng Wan, Shupeng Cheng, Pengcheng Wen, Xi Yang, Jiahuan Li, Huifang Tian, Yaxin Gao, Qian Zhong, Jin Liu, Jianan Li, Yi Zhu
{"title":"Disruptions of Gut Microbiota are Associated with Cognitive Deficit of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Binbin Yu, Guomeng Wan, Shupeng Cheng, Pengcheng Wen, Xi Yang, Jiahuan Li, Huifang Tian, Yaxin Gao, Qian Zhong, Jin Liu, Jianan Li, Yi Zhu","doi":"10.2174/0115672050303878240319054149","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050303878240319054149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most prevalent type of dementia. The early change of gut microbiota is a potential biomarker for preclinical AD patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed to explore changes in gut microbiota characteristics in preclinical AD patients, including those with Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and detect the correlation between gut microbiota characteristics and cognitive performances.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 117 participants [33 MCI, 54 SCD, and 30 Healthy Controls (HC)]. We collected fresh fecal samples and blood samples from all participants and evaluated their cognitive performance. We analyzed the diversity and structure of gut microbiota in all participants through qPCR, screened characteristic microbial species through machine learning models, and explored the correlations between these species and cognitive performances and serum indicators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the healthy controls, the structure of gut microbiota in MCI and SCD patients was significantly different. The three characteristic microorganisms, including <i>Bacteroides ovatus, Bifidobacterium adolescentis</i>, and <i>Roseburia inulinivorans</i>, were screened based on the best classification model (HC and MCI) having intergroup differences. <i>Bifidobacterium adolescentis</i> is associated with better performance in multiple cognitive scores and several serum indicators. <i>Roseburia inulinivorans</i> showed negative correlations with the scores of the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The gut microbiota in patients with preclinical AD has significantly changed in terms of composition and richness. Correlations have been discovered between changes in characteristic species and cognitive performances. Gut microbiota alterations have shown promise in affecting AD pathology and cognitive deficit.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"875-889"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140290126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Molecular Signatures and Clinical Significance of Notch Signaling Pathway in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. 阿尔茨海默病患者外周血Notch信号通路的分子特征及临床意义
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050339307241108101528
Dongdong Jia, Ting He, Lu Sun, Qunsong Wang, Haitao Yu
{"title":"Molecular Signatures and Clinical Significance of Notch Signaling Pathway in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease.","authors":"Dongdong Jia, Ting He, Lu Sun, Qunsong Wang, Haitao Yu","doi":"10.2174/0115672050339307241108101528","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050339307241108101528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease, and timely and effective diagnosis is essential for the prevention and treatment of AD. Peripheral blood is readily available, inexpensive, and non-invasive, making it an ideal substrate for screening diagnostic biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The Notch signaling pathway is closely related to AD, so genes related to the Notch signaling pathway may be candidate diagnostic biomarkers for AD. Here, we have performed an integrated analysis of peripheral blood cells transcriptomics from two AD cohorts (GSE63060: Ctrl = 104, MCI = 80, AD = 145; GSE63061: Ctrl = 134, MCI = 109, AD = 139) to reveal the expression levels of 16 Notch signals involving 100 genes.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The results have shown the changes in Notch signaling-related genes to be highly consistent in both AD cohorts. Bioinformatics analysis has found Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs) related to Notch signaling to mainly play important roles in Alzheimer's disease, the Notch signaling pathway, and the C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway. Multiple machine learning analyses have revealed IKBKB, HDAC2, and PIK3R1 to exhibit good diagnostic value in both AD cohorts and that they may be ideal biomarkers for early diagnosis of AD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study has provided a comprehensive description of the molecular signatures of the Notch signaling pathway in AD peripheral blood and a potential diagnostic model for AD clinical screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"479-490"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142775966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Potential Role of Enrichment Environment on Plasticity in Alzheimer's Disease Models: Insights About Therapeutic Approaches. 富集环境对阿尔茨海默病模型可塑性的潜在作用:关于治疗方法的见解。
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050348227241128095209
Rodrigo C Neves, Raquel C Figueiredo, Adriana C Faria-Melibeu
{"title":"The Potential Role of Enrichment Environment on Plasticity in Alzheimer's Disease Models: Insights About Therapeutic Approaches.","authors":"Rodrigo C Neves, Raquel C Figueiredo, Adriana C Faria-Melibeu","doi":"10.2174/0115672050348227241128095209","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050348227241128095209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by synapse loss and neurodegeneration, which leads to cognitive and psychiatric symptoms. Researchers worldwide have been studying therapeutic approaches aiming to induce plasticity and neuroprotection once AD has no cure and the existing treatments are limited. Environmental Enrichment (EE) is a change in housing conditions that promotes increased cognitive stimulus. Studies have demonstrated that EE acts as a plasticity modulator in several conditions and experimental models. In this review, we analyze and discuss the potential role of EE on plasticity modulation in different animal models but primarily on AD models. The data were extracted from the PubMed and ScienceDirect databases. The EE was shown to induce plasticity. LTP and behavior were enhanced in animals under different conditions, such as the AD model. The mechanisms were related to the glutamatergic system and excitatory/ inhibitory balance. Moreover, many studies have evidenced that EE promotes the upregulation of BDNF and the synaptic proteins SYN and PSD95. These data also suggest a neuroprotective function performed by EE in different contexts, such as aging and AD. Therefore, an enriched environment can be a target of new therapeutic approaches that aim to induce neuroplasticity and neuroprotection against AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"457-469"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142775987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Association between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Tianjin. 天津市社区老年人体育锻炼与认知功能关系的横断面研究。
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050347596241111112811
Tianyu Wang, Keran Duan, Xian Cai, Qi Chen, Liping Zu, Lingyan Liu, Xiaomin Wu, Chenyu Li, Fei Ma
{"title":"A Cross-Sectional Study on the Association between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Tianjin.","authors":"Tianyu Wang, Keran Duan, Xian Cai, Qi Chen, Liping Zu, Lingyan Liu, Xiaomin Wu, Chenyu Li, Fei Ma","doi":"10.2174/0115672050347596241111112811","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050347596241111112811","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The association between physical activity (PA) and cognitive function remains controversial, and the impact of gender on this association remains underexplored. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between PA and cognitive function and to explore whether this association was modified by gender among older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In 2016, a cluster sampling method was used to select community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and above. PA was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form and classified as low, middle, and high. Cognitive function was assessed using the revised Chinese version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. The multiple linear regression model was used to explore the association between PA and cognitive function and to assess whether this association differs by gender.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 676 participants with a mean age of 73.63 ± 6.39 were included. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that higher PA was significantly statistically associated with higher Full Intelligence Quotient (FIQ), Performance Intelligence Quotient (PIQ), and verbal Intelligence Quotient (VIQ) scores (P<0.05). Among the WAIS-RC subtests, higher PA was significantly statistically associated with higher scores of the similarity subtest, picture completion subtest, and picture arrangement subtest (P<0.05). In the gender subgroup analysis, higher PA was significantly statistically associated with higher FIQ and PIQ scores (P<0.05), but no significant association was found with VIQ scores (P>0.05) in the male group, while in the female group, there was no significant statistical association between higher PA and FIQ, PIQ, or VIQ scores (P>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Higher PA was significantly statistically associated with better cognitive function (P<0.05). In the male group, PA was significantly statistically associated with cognitive function, whereas no comparable association was found in the female group.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"517-525"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142735468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Extracellular Vesicles: A Promising Therapeutic Approach to Alzheimer's Disease. 细胞外囊泡:阿尔茨海默病的一种有前途的治疗方法。
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050365314250112042136
Shima Mehrabadi
{"title":"Extracellular Vesicles: A Promising Therapeutic Approach to Alzheimer's Disease.","authors":"Shima Mehrabadi","doi":"10.2174/0115672050365314250112042136","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050365314250112042136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized membranous particles that are secreted by various cell types and play a critical role in intercellular communication. Their unique properties and remarkable ability to deliver bioactive cargo to target cells have made them promising tools in the treatment of various diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive decline and neuropathological hallmarks, such as amyloid-beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Despite extensive research, no disease-modifying therapy for AD is currently available. However, EVs have emerged as a potential therapeutic agent in AD due to their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier, deliver bioactive cargo, and modulate neuroinflammation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on the role of EVs in AD and discusses their potential as a therapeutic approach. It covers the mechanisms of action, potential therapeutic targets, and challenges and limitations of EV-based therapies for AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"615-624"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143061903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Discovery of Selective β-Secretase (BACE-1) Inhibitors by the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Small Molecular-sized Peptides. 通过固相合成小分子肽发现选择性β-分泌酶(BACE-1)抑制剂。
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050336253241227102506
Khair Ullah, Mikhlid H Almutairi, Muhammad Naseer Abbas, Abdul Wahab, Sundas Nayab, Fozia Fozia, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Zafar Ali Shah, Ijaz Ahmad, Bader O Almutairi, Ziaullah Ziaullah
{"title":"Discovery of Selective β-Secretase (BACE-1) Inhibitors by the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Small Molecular-sized Peptides.","authors":"Khair Ullah, Mikhlid H Almutairi, Muhammad Naseer Abbas, Abdul Wahab, Sundas Nayab, Fozia Fozia, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Zafar Ali Shah, Ijaz Ahmad, Bader O Almutairi, Ziaullah Ziaullah","doi":"10.2174/0115672050336253241227102506","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050336253241227102506","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disorder for which no effective cure currently exists. Research has identified β-Secretase (BACE1) as a promising therapeutic target for the management of AD. BACE1 is involved in the rate-limiting step and produces toxic amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides that lead to deposits in the form of amyloid plaques extracellularly, resulting in AD.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In this connection, 60 small peptides were evaluated for their <i>in-silico</i> studies to predict the bonding orientation with BACE1. Next, 5 peptides (12, 20, 21, 51, and 52) were selected based on high scoring of Vander Waal interactions with the catalytic site of the enzyme.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The identified hit peptides were synthesized using Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis (SPPS), and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) elucidated their structures and 1 1 HNMR spectroscopy. According to their <i>In-vitro</i> BACE1 inhibitory study, peptides 21 having high Vander Waal forces showed significant BACE1 inhibition with IC<sub>50</sub> = 4.64 ± 0.1μM). Moreover, the kinetic study revealed that peptide 21 is a mixed-type inhibitor and can interact at the active site and the allosteric site of BACE1.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the cytotoxicity study, peptide 21 was found to be noncytotoxic at 4.64 μM, 10 μM and 20 μM. The forthcoming target of this study is to evaluate further the effect of peptide 21 in an in-vivo mice model.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"723-734"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143392845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tauopathy in AD: Therapeutic Potential of MARK-4. AD的牛头病:MARK-4的治疗潜力。
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050358397250126151707
Mumtaz, Faraha Ahmed, Syed Arman Rabbani, Mohamed El-Tanani, Abul Kalam Najmi, Javed Ali, Mohammad Ahmed Khan
{"title":"Tauopathy in AD: Therapeutic Potential of MARK-4.","authors":"Mumtaz, Faraha Ahmed, Syed Arman Rabbani, Mohamed El-Tanani, Abul Kalam Najmi, Javed Ali, Mohammad Ahmed Khan","doi":"10.2174/0115672050358397250126151707","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050358397250126151707","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the leading causes of cognitive decline, which leads to dementia and poses significant challenges for its therapy. The reason is primarily the ineffective available treatments targeting the underlying pathology of AD. It is a neurodegenerative disease that is mainly characterised by the various molecular pathways contributing to its complex pathology, including extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation. One of the crucial features is the hyperphosphorylation of tau proteins, which is facilitated by microtubule affinity-regulating kinase-4 (MARK-4). The kinase plays a crucial role in the disease development by modifying microtubule integrity, leading to neuronal dysfunction and death. MARK-4 is thus a druggable target and has a pivotal role in AD. Amongst MARK-4 inhibitors, 16 compounds demonstrate significant capacity in molecular docking studies, showing high binding affinity to MARK-4 and promising potential for tau inhibition. Further, <i>in-vitro</i> investigations provide evidence of their neuroprotective properties. The present review mainly focuses on the role of MARK-4 and its potential inhibitors used in treating AD, which have been thoroughly investigated <i>in silico</i> and <i>in vitro.</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"779-790"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143392853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Relationship between Alzheimer's Disease and Ferroptosis: A Bibliometric Study Based on Citespace. 阿尔茨海默病与铁下垂的关系:基于引文空间的文献计量学研究。
Current Alzheimer research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2174/0115672050348799241211072746
Fengwen Lin, Xiaolu Yang, Linqin Li, Jie Chen, Xuxiang Zheng, Lihua Qiu, Shaorui Shi, Bin Nie
{"title":"The Relationship between Alzheimer's Disease and Ferroptosis: A Bibliometric Study Based on Citespace.","authors":"Fengwen Lin, Xiaolu Yang, Linqin Li, Jie Chen, Xuxiang Zheng, Lihua Qiu, Shaorui Shi, Bin Nie","doi":"10.2174/0115672050348799241211072746","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115672050348799241211072746","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The potential relationship between Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and ferroptosis has received considerable attention, yet there is no comprehensive visualization analysis in this field. This study aimed to explore the research frontiers and hotspots through bibliometric analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Literature related to AD and ferroptosis was collected from the Web of Science Core Collection. Data, including countries, authors, institutions, journals, and keywords, were analyzed by Tableau Public Desktop and Citespace software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 305 articles published between January 1st, 2013, and December 31st, 2023, were included, and the number of articles on the relationship between AD and ferroptosis has increased annually, with the largest number reported from China (162 articles). The articles from Professor SJ Dixon were cited most frequently. Among the top ten most cited articles, four were published in top journals. The University of Melbourne emerged as the institution with the highest number of publications (27 articles). Among the journals, most of the articles were published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (13 articles, accounting for 4.26%). The co-occurrence analysis of keywords revealed that major hotspots in this field contained oxidative stress, cell death, and lipid peroxidation. Keyword burst analysis indicated that antioxidant was the term with the longest duration of high interest, while clustering analysis showed that this research area primarily focused on amyloid precursor protein, drug development, and diagnostic models.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bibliometric analyses were conducted to comprehensively present the research progress and trends on the relationship between AD and ferroptosis, providing valuable evidence for future research in related fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":94309,"journal":{"name":"Current Alzheimer research","volume":" ","pages":"566-577"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142884024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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