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  1. The targets of curcumin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current drug targets 2011-03-01 Treatments

    Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), an orange-yellow component of turmeric or curry powder, is a polyphenol natural product isolated from the rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa.

  2. The redox basis of epigenetic modifications: from mechanisms to functional consequences

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Antioxidants & redox signaling 2011-02-05 Genetics

    Epigenetic modifications represent mechanisms by which cells may effectively translate multiple signaling inputs into phenotypic outputs.

  3. Peripheral insulin-sensitizer drug metformin ameliorates neuronal insulin resistance and Alzheimer's-like changes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuropharmacology 2011-01-26 Drug development

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide.

  4. Neuroprotective properties of GLP-1: theoretical and practical applications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current medical research and opinion 2011-01-12 Drug development

    In the past few years, the development of pharmaceutical agents that enhance the physiological effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), either through GLP-1 receptor agonism (GLP-1 agonists) or by inhibiting GLP-1 degradation (dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibitors) has broadened the range of treatment options for individuals with type 2 diabetes.

  5. Novel GLP-1 mimetics developed to treat type 2 diabetes promote progenitor cell proliferation in the brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of neuroscience research 2011-01-10 Drug development

    One of the symptoms of diabetes is the progressive development of neuropathies.

  6. Statins as neuroprotectants: a comparative in vitro study of lipophilicity, blood-brain-barrier penetration, lowering of brain cholesterol, and decrease of neuron cell death

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2011-01-01 Drug development

    There is growing evidence to support the hypothesis that statins may act as neuroprotectants in several neuropathological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.

  7. Clioquinol: review of its mechanisms of action and clinical uses in neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. CNS neuroscience & therapeutics 2010-12-27 Disease mechanisms

    Clioquinol was produced as a topical antiseptic and marketed as an oral intestinal amebicide in 1934, being used to treat a wide range of intestinal diseases.

  8. Metals, oxidative stress and neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Molecular and cellular biochemistry 2010-08-22 Inflammation and the immune system

    Biochemical analysis of amyloid plaques revealed that the main constituent is fibrillar aggregates of a 39-42 residue peptide referred to as the amyloid-β protein (Aβ).

  9. Val8-glucagon-like peptide-1 protects against Aβ1-40-induced impairment of hippocampal late-phase long-term potentiation and spatial learning in rats

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuroscience 2010-08-19 Drug development

    Amyloid β protein (Aβ) is considered to be partly responsible for the impairment of learning and memory in Alzheimer disease (AD).

  10. Therapeutic potential of the original incretin hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide: diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs 2010-08-11 Drug development

    It is worthwhile to refocus on this important and somewhat neglected incretin hormone.

  11. Molecular actions and therapeutic potential of lithium in preclinical and clinical studies of CNS disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Pharmacology & therapeutics 2010-08-10 Drug development

    Lithium has been used clinically to treat bipolar disorder for over half a century, and remains a fundamental pharmacological therapy for patients with this illness.

  12. Incretin analogues that have been developed to treat type 2 diabetes hold promise as a novel treatment strategy for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Recent patents on CNS drug discovery 2010-06-01 Drug development

    Analogues of the incretins Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) have been developed to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus.

  13. Perinatal choline supplementation improves cognitive functioning and emotion regulation in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Behavioral neuroscience 2010-06-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    In addition to mental retardation, individuals with Down syndrome (DS) also develop the neuropathological changes typical of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the majority of these individuals exhibit dementia.

  14. Estrogen actions in the brain and the basis for differential action in men and women: a case for sex-specific medicines

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Pharmacological reviews 2010-04-14 Risk factors

    The classic view of estrogen actions in the brain was confined to regulation of ovulation and reproductive behavior in the female of all mammalian species studied, including humans.

  15. Val(8)GLP-1 rescues synaptic plasticity and reduces dense core plaques in APP/PS1 mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2010-03-31 Drug development

    Diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

  16. Allopregnanolone reverses neurogenic and cognitive deficits in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2010-03-15 Brain scans and imaging

    Our previous analyses showed that allopregnanolone (APalpha) significantly increased proliferation of rodent and human neural progenitor cells in vitro.

  17. Defects in IGF-1 receptor, insulin receptor and IRS-1/2 in Alzheimer's disease indicate possible resistance to IGF-1 and insulin signalling

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2010-02-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Insulin like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) and insulin receptor (IR) signalling control vital growth, survival and metabolic functions in the brain.

  18. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor stimulation as a means of neuroprotection

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. British journal of pharmacology 2010-01-29 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a relatively recently discovered molecule originating in the so-called L-cells of the intestine.

  19. Leptin reduces pathology and improves memory in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2010-01-01 Drug development

    We have previously reported anti-amyloidogenic effects of leptin using in vitro and in vivo models and, more recently, demonstrated the ability of leptin to reduce tau phosphorylation in neuronal cells.

  20. GLP-1 receptor stimulation reduces amyloid-beta peptide accumulation and cytotoxicity in cellular and animal models of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2010-01-01 Drug development

    Type 2 (T2) diabetes mellitus (DM) has been associated with an increased incidence of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  21. The role of GLP-1 in neuronal activity and neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Vitamins and hormones 2010-01-01 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  22. Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Essays in biochemistry 2010-01-01 Prevention trials

    Although it is well established that physical activity increases mitochondrial content in muscle, the molecular mechanisms underlying this process have only recently been elucidated.

  23. Caffeine and adenosine

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2010-01-01 Risk factors

    Caffeine causes most of its biological effects via antagonizing all types of adenosine receptors (ARs): A1, A2A, A3, and A2B and, as does adenosine, exerts effects on neurons and glial cells of all brain areas.

  24. Metabotropic glutamate receptors: physiology, pharmacology, and disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology 2010-01-01 Risk factors

    The metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are family C G-protein-coupled receptors that participate in the modulation of synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability throughout the central nervous system.

  25. Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues enhance synaptic plasticity in the brain: a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. European journal of pharmacology 2009-12-24 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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