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  1. Enhancing central nervous system endogenous GLP-1 receptor pathways for intervention in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2005-07-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)--amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous insulinotropic peptide that is secreted from the gastrointestinal tract in response to food.

  2. Invited review: Bovine milk fat globule membrane as a potential nutraceutical

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of dairy science 2005-07-01 Disease mechanisms

    For the last 15 yr, a great deal of knowledge has been accumulated on health beneficial factors, protein and nonprotein, of bovine milk fat globule membrane (MFGM).

  3. Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular stress response in Friedreich's ataxia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of the neurological sciences 2005-06-01 Prevention and risk

    There is significant evidence that the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, may involve the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and/or reactive nitrogen species (RNS) associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.

  4. The stress system in the human brain in depression and neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2005-05-01 Tau biomarkers

    ACTH release results in the release of corticosteroids from the adrenal that, subsequently, through mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors, exert negative feedback on, among other things, the hippocampus, the pituitary and the hypothalamus.

  5. The human pineal gland and melatonin in aging and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of pineal research 2005-04-01 Brain scans and imaging

    The pineal gland is a central structure in the circadian system which produces melatonin under the control of the central clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).

  6. A potential role of the curry spice curcumin in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2005-04-01 Treatments

    There is substantial in-vitro data indicating that curcumin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-amyloid activity.

  7. Role of retinoid signalling in the adult brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Progress in neurobiology 2005-03-01 Prevention and risk

    Vitamin A (all-trans-retinol) is the parent compound of a family of natural and synthetic compounds, the retinoids.

  8. Impaired insulin and insulin-like growth factor expression and signaling mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease--is this type 3 diabetes?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2005-02-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The neurodegeneration that occurs in sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) is consistently associated with a number of characteristic histopathological, molecular, and biochemical abnormalities, including cell loss, abundant neurofibrillary tangles and dystrophic neurites, amyloid-beta deposits, increased activation of pro-death genes and signaling pathways, impaired energy metabolism/mitochondrial function, and evidence of chronic oxidative stress.

  9. Docosahexaenoic acid, fatty acid-interacting proteins, and neuronal function: breastmilk and fish are good for you

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Annual review of cell and developmental biology 2005-01-01 Brain scans and imaging

    In contrast to other tissues, the nervous system is enriched in the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs): arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4 n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 n-3).

  10. Class II G protein-coupled receptors and their ligands in neuronal function and protection

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuromolecular medicine 2005-01-01 Drug development

    G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play pivotal roles in regulating the function and plasticity of neuronal circuits in the nervous system.

  11. Valproate protects cells from ER stress-induced lipid accumulation and apoptosis by inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase-3

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of cell science 2004-12-07 Drug development

    A wide range of agents and conditions are known to disrupt the ability of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to fold proteins properly, resulting in the onset of ER dysfunction/stress.

  12. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in the central nervous system: evolution of concepts and nutritional implications throughout life

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Reproduction, nutrition, development 2004-11-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) and arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6) are the major polyunsaturated fatty acids in the membranes of brain and retinal cells.

  13. Iron, brain ageing and neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Nature reviews. Neuroscience 2004-11-01 Disease mechanisms

    There is increasing evidence that iron is involved in the mechanisms that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases.

  14. BDNF and 5-HT: a dynamic duo in age-related neuronal plasticity and neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in neurosciences 2004-10-01 Risk factors

    Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) are known to regulate synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis and neuronal survival in the adult brain.

  15. Glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurochemistry international 2004-10-01 Brain tissue and pathology

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60-70% of cases in subjects over 65 years of age.

  16. Chronic administration of statins alters multiple gene expression patterns in mouse cerebral cortex

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 2004-09-09 Drug development

    Statins have been reported to lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease; however, the mechanism of this potentially important neuroprotective action is not understood.

  17. Pharmacological inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase 3

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in pharmacological sciences 2004-09-01 Risk factors

    Three closely related forms of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3alpha, GSK-3beta and GSK-3beta2) have a major role in Wnt and Hedgehog signaling pathways and regulate the cell-division cycle, stem-cell renewal and differentiation, apoptosis, circadian rhythm, transcription and insulin action.

  18. Docosahexaenoic acid protects from dendritic pathology in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuron 2004-09-01 Prevention and risk

    Learning and memory depend on dendritic spine actin assembly and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an essential n-3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PFA).

  19. A new Alzheimer's disease interventive strategy: GLP-1

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current drug targets 2004-08-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous 30-amino acid gut peptide, which binds at the GLP-1 receptor coupled to the cyclic AMP second messenger pathway.

  20. The novel neuromodulator hydrogen sulfide: an endogenous peroxynitrite 'scavenger'?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of neurochemistry 2004-08-01 Disease mechanisms

    Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a well-known cytotoxic gas.

  21. Insulin resistance syndrome in children

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2004-06-01 Disparities

    The insulin resistance syndrome (syndrome X, metabolic syndrome) has become the major health problem of our times.

  22. Endogenous production of hydrogen sulfide in mammals

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Amino acids 2004-04-08 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Hydrogen sulfide is one of three gases involved in biological functions and synthesized in vivo.

  23. Diet‐induced insulin resistance promotes amyloidosis in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The FASEB Journal 2004-03-19 Risk factors

    Recent epidemiological evidence indicates that insulin resistance, a proximal cause of Type II diabetes [a non-insulin dependent form of diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)], is associated with an increased relative risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  24. Glutathione metabolism and its implications for health

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of nutrition 2004-03-01 Risk factors

    Glutathione (gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine; GSH) is the most abundant low-molecular-weight thiol, and GSH/glutathione disulfide is the major redox couple in animal cells.

  25. Involvement of oxidative stress-induced abnormalities in ceramide and cholesterol metabolism in brain aging and 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 2004-02-15 Risk factors

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related disorder characterized by deposition of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) and degeneration of neurons in brain regions such as the hippocampus, resulting in progressive cognitive dysfunction.

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