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  1. Aβ42 oligomers disrupt calcium homeostasis via Piezo1 and induce neurotoxicity in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells 2026-10-29
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  3. Repeated VU0155069 Treatment Is Associated with Region- and Pathological Stage-Specific Dendritic Spine Remodeling in Female 3xTg-AD Mice 2026-10-27

Studies

288 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1983 to 2026

Top journals

  • The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 17
  • Nature neuroscience 10
  • Neuron 10
  • bioRxiv 10
  • Nature 8

137 journals in all.

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  1. Emerging Link between Alzheimer's Disease and Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Neural plasticity 2016-02-25 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible brain disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline and neurodegeneration of brain regions that are crucial for learning and memory.

  2. A Comprehensive Behavioral Test Battery to Assess Learning and Memory in 129S6/Tg2576 Mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. PloS one 2016-01-25 Brain scans and imaging

    Transgenic Tg2576 mice overexpressing human amyloid precursor protein (hAPP) are a widely used Alzheimer's disease (AD) mouse model to evaluate treatment effects on amyloid beta (Aβ) pathology and cognition.

  3. Rescue of long-range circuit dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2015-10-12 Brain scans and imaging

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with defects of synaptic connectivity.

  4. Hippocampal sharp wave-ripple: A cognitive biomarker for episodic memory and planning

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Hippocampus 2015-10-01 Risk factors

    Sharp wave ripples (SPW-Rs) represent the most synchronous population pattern in the mammalian brain.

  5. A delicate balance: role of MMP-9 in brain development and pathophysiology of neurodevelopmental disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Frontiers in cellular neuroscience 2015-07-29 Digital health tools

    The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a critical regulator of neural network development and plasticity.

  6. Neuronal pentraxin 1 negatively regulates excitatory synapse density and synaptic plasticity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2015-04-08 Disease mechanisms

    In mature neurons, the number of synapses is determined by a neuronal activity-dependent dynamic equilibrium between positive and negative regulatory factors.

  7. Synaptic dysfunction and septin protein family members in neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2015-04-03 Disease mechanisms

    Cognitive decline and disease progression in different neurodegenerative diseases typically involves synaptic dysfunction preceding the neuronal loss.

  8. The role of the tripartite glutamatergic synapse in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Aging and disease 2015-03-10 Digital health tools

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in individuals over 65 years of age and is characterized by accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) and tau.

  9. Oligomeric Aβ-induced synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2014-11-14 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating disease characterized by synaptic and neuronal loss in the elderly.

  10. Pharmacological inhibition of BACE1 impairs synaptic plasticity and cognitive functions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Biological psychiatry 2014-10-29 Disease mechanisms

    Dose-dependent decrease of Aβ40 levels in vivo confirmed suppression of BACE1 activity by both inhibitors.

  11. Synaptic Plasticity and Memory: New Insights from Hippocampal Left-Right Asymmetries

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry 2014-09-19 Disease mechanisms

    All synapses are not the same. They differ in their morphology, molecular constituents, and malleability.

  12. GABA from reactive astrocytes impairs memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Nature medicine 2014-06-29 Inflammation and the immune system

    In Alzheimer's disease (AD), memory impairment is the most prominent feature that afflicts patients and their families.

  13. Neuroprotective effects of lithium: implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. ACS chemical neuroscience 2014-05-06 Drug development

    Lithium is a well-established therapeutic option for the acute and long-term management of bipolar disorder and major depression.

  14. Extrasynaptic NMDA receptor involvement in central nervous system disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuron 2014-04-01 Disease mechanisms

    NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-induced excitotoxicity is thought to contribute to the cell death associated with certain neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.

  15. Environmental enrichment and brain repair: harnessing the therapeutic effects of cognitive stimulation and physical activity to enhance experience-dependent plasticity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuropathology and applied neurobiology 2014-02-01 Prevention trials

    Environmental enrichment (EE) increases levels of novelty and complexity, inducing enhanced sensory, cognitive and motor stimulation.

  16. Stem cell derived basal forebrain cholinergic neurons from Alzheimer's disease patients are more susceptible to cell death

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2014-01-08 Biomarkers

    An early substantial loss of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons (BFCNs) is a constant feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is associated with deficits in spatial learning and memory.

  17. BDNF and synaptic plasticity, cognitive function, and dysfunction

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Handbook of experimental pharmacology 2014-01-01 Risk factors

    Among all neurotrophins, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) stands out for its high level of expression in the brain and its potent effects on synapses.

  18. Targeting synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease by administering a specific nutrient combination

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2014 Disease mechanisms

    Synapse loss and synaptic dysfunction are pathological processes already involved in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  19. In vivo direct reprogramming of reactive glial cells into functional neurons after brain injury and in an Alzheimer's disease model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Cell stem cell 2013-12-19 Inflammation and the immune system

    Loss of neurons after brain injury and in neurodegenerative disease is often accompanied by reactive gliosis and scarring, which are difficult to reverse with existing treatment approaches.

  20. Effect of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition on apoptosis and beta amyloid load in aged mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2013-10-07 Biomarkers

    Age-related cognitive decline is accompanied by an increase of neuronal apoptosis and a dysregulation of neuroplasticity-related molecules such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotoxic factors including beta amyloid (Aβ) peptide.

  21. Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 is a coreceptor for Alzheimer aβ oligomer bound to cellular prion protein

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuron 2013-09-01 Disease mechanisms

    Soluble amyloid-β oligomers (Aβo) trigger Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology and bind with high affinity to cellular prion protein (PrP(C)).

  22. Suppression of eIF2α kinases alleviates Alzheimer's disease-related plasticity and memory deficits

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2013-08-11 Disease mechanisms

    Expression of long-lasting synaptic plasticity and long-term memory requires protein synthesis, which can be repressed by phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 α-subunit (eIF2α).

  23. Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors: Rescuers of cognitive impairments

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Pharmacology & therapeutics 2013-07-31 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Impairment of cognitive processes is a devastating outcome of many diseases, injuries, and drugs affecting the central nervous system (CNS).

  24. Aβ induces astrocytic glutamate release, extrasynaptic NMDA receptor activation, and synaptic loss

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013-06-17 Risk factors

    Synaptic loss is the cardinal feature linking neuropathology to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  25. Ascending monoaminergic systems alterations in Alzheimer's disease. translating basic science into clinical care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 2013-05-24 Genetics

    Extensive neuropathological studies have established a compelling link between abnormalities in structure and function of subcortical monoaminergic (MA-ergic) systems and the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  26. Physiologic brain activity causes DNA double-strand breaks in neurons, with exacerbation by amyloid-β

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2013-03-24 Disease mechanisms

    We show that a natural behavior, exploration of a novel environment, causes DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in neurons of young adult wild-type mice.

  27. Neurotoxic effects of amyloid β peptides are mediated through deregulation of intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis and signaling, but relatively little is known about amyloid β modulation of Ca(2+) homeostasis and its pathological influence on glia.

  28. GDNF, NGF and BDNF as therapeutic options for neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Pharmacology & therapeutics 2013-01-21 Vascular contributions

    Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and the neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are important for the survival, maintenance and regeneration of specific neuronal populations in the adult brain.

  29. Nerve growth factor: from the early discoveries to the potential clinical use

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of translational medicine 2012-11-29 Brain scans and imaging

    The physiological role of the neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) has been characterized, since its discovery in the 1950s, first in the sensory and autonomic nervous system, then in central nervous, endocrine and immune systems.

  30. Alzheimer's disease, β-amyloid, glutamate, NMDA receptors and memantine--searching for the connections

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. British journal of pharmacology 2012-09-01 Treatments

    β-amyloid (Aβ) is widely accepted to be one of the major pathomechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD), although there is presently lively debate regarding the relative roles of particular species/forms of this peptide.

  31. Levetiracetam suppresses neuronal network dysfunction and reverses synaptic and cognitive deficits in an Alzheimer's disease model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2012-08-06 Risk genes beyond APOE

    In light of the rising prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), new strategies to prevent, halt, and reverse this condition are needed urgently.

  32. Alzheimer amyloid-β oligomer bound to postsynaptic prion protein activates Fyn to impair neurons

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2012-07-22 Disease mechanisms

    Amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers are thought to trigger Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology.

  33. Astrocytic cytoskeletal atrophy in the medial prefrontal cortex of a triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of Anatomy 2012-06-27 Biomarkers

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of cognitive functions, reflecting pathological damage to the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) as well as to the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex.

  34. The role of neuronal calcium sensors in balancing synaptic plasticity and synaptic dysfunction

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience 2012-05-04 Disease mechanisms

    Neuronal calcium sensors (NCS) readily bind calcium and undergo conformational changes enabling them to interact and regulate specific target molecules.

  35. Glial cells in (patho)physiology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of neurochemistry 2012-02-02 Disease mechanisms

    Neuroglial cells define brain homeostasis and mount defense against pathological insults.

  36. Early astrocytic atrophy in the entorhinal cortex of a triple transgenic animal model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. ASN neuro 2011-12-19 Biomarkers

    The EC (entorhinal cortex) is fundamental for cognitive and mnesic functions.

  37. A pathophysiological framework of hippocampal dysfunction in ageing and disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Nature reviews. Neuroscience 2011-09-07 Risk factors

    The hippocampal formation has been implicated in a growing number of disorders, from Alzheimer's disease and cognitive ageing to schizophrenia and depression.

  38. Purinergic signalling: from normal behaviour to pathological brain function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Progress in neurobiology 2011-09-01 Risk factors

    Purinergic neurotransmission, involving release of ATP as an efferent neurotransmitter was first proposed in 1972.

  39. Serotonin signaling is associated with lower amyloid-β levels and plaques in transgenic mice and humans

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011-08-22 Brain scans and imaging

    Aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) as toxic oligomers and amyloid plaques within the brain appears to be the pathogenic event that initiates Alzheimer's disease (AD) lesions.

  40. Soluble Aβ oligomers inhibit long-term potentiation through a mechanism involving excessive activation of extrasynaptic NR2B-containing NMDA receptors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2011-05-01 Disease mechanisms

    In Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia severity correlates strongly with decreased synapse density in hippocampus and cortex.

  41. Amyloid β-induced death in neurons involves glial and neuronal hemichannels

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2011-03-01 Biomarkers

    The mechanisms involved in Alzheimer's disease are not completely understood and how glial cells contribute to this neurodegenerative disease remains to be elucidated.

  42. Dendritic spine pathology in neuropsychiatric disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2011-03-01 Brain tissue and pathology

    Substantial progress has been made toward understanding the genetic architecture, cellular substrates, brain circuits and endophenotypic profiles of neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.

  43. Amyloid β peptide oligomers directly activate NMDA receptors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Cell calcium 2011-02-23 Treatments

    Amyloid beta (Aβ) oligomers accumulate in the brain tissue of Alzheimer disease patients and are related to disease pathogenesis.

  44. GLT-1 loss accelerates cognitive deficit onset in an Alzheimer's disease animal model

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

    Glutamate transporters regulate normal synaptic network interactions and prevent neurotoxicity by rapidly clearing extracellular glutamate.

  45. Long-term social isolation exacerbates the impairment of spatial working memory in APP/PS1 transgenic mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Brain research 2010-11-26 Biomarkers

    The interaction between gene and environment is known to play a major role in the etiology of several neuropsychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  46. Aberrant subcellular neuronal calcium regulation in aging and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Biochimica et biophysica acta 2010-10-13 Drug development

    In this mini-review/opinion article we describe evidence that multiple cellular and molecular alterations in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis involve perturbed cellular calcium regulation, and that alterations in synaptic calcium handling may be early and pivotal events in the disease process.

  47. 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.

  48. The potential of microelectrode arrays and microelectronics for biomedical research and diagnostics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2010-07-31 Risk factors

    Planar microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are devices that can be used in biomedical and basic in vitro research to provide extracellular electrophysiological information about biological systems at high spatial and temporal resolution.

  49. Amyloid-beta-induced neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: from synapses toward neural networks

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2010-07-01 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia in the elderly.

  50. Amyloid-beta peptide oligomers disrupt axonal transport through an NMDA receptor-dependent mechanism that is mediated by glycogen synthase kinase 3beta in primary cultured hippocampal neurons

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2010-07-01 Treatments

    Disruption of axonal transport is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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