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1,157 studies carry this tag.

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1986 to 2026

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  • The Journal of biological chemistry 109
  • The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 42
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 39
  • Neuron 28
  • Nature 23

363 journals in all.

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  1. A critical role for the PAR-1/MARK-tau axis in mediating the toxic effects of Aβ on synapses and dendritic spines

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Human molecular genetics 2011-12-08 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and the leading cause of dementia in the elderly.

  2. Putting proteins in their place: palmitoylation in Huntington disease and other neuropsychiatric diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Progress in neurobiology 2011-12-07 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Post-translational modification of proteins by the lipid palmitate is critical for protein localization and function.

  3. Clinical and neuropathologic heterogeneity of c9FTD/ALS associated with hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2011-11-15 Brain tissue and pathology

    Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are part of a disease spectrum associated with TDP-43 pathology.

  4. (Val⁸) glucagon-like peptide-1 prevents tau hyperphosphorylation, impairment of spatial learning and ultra-structural cellular damage induced by streptozotocin in rat brains

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. European journal of pharmacology 2011-11-12 Tau biomarkers

    It has being shown that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a new anti-diabetes agent, significantly attenuated beta-amyloid (Aβ) levels in rats.

  5. SOD1 (copper/zinc superoxide dismutase) deficiency drives amyloid β protein oligomerization and memory loss in mouse model of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-11-09 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Oxidative stress is closely linked to the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration.

  6. c-Jun N-terminal kinase regulates soluble Aβ oligomers and cognitive impairment in AD mouse model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-10-27 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by cognitive impairment that starts with memory loss to end in dementia.

  7. CREB-activity and nmnat2 transcription are down-regulated prior to neurodegeneration, while NMNAT2 over-expression is neuroprotective, in a mouse model of human tauopathy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Human molecular genetics 2011-10-25 Disease mechanisms

    Tauopathies, characterized by neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) of phosphorylated tau proteins, are a group of neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia and both sporadic and familial Alzheimer's disease.

  8. Synaptic dysfunction in progranulin-deficient mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 2011-10-25 Disease mechanisms

    Progranulin haploinsufficiency is a common cause of familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but the role of progranulin in the brain is poorly understood.

  9. Exogenous α-synuclein fibrils induce Lewy body pathology leading to synaptic dysfunction and neuron death

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Neuron 2011-10-01 Lewy body dementia

    Inclusions composed of α-synuclein (α-syn), i.e., Lewy bodies (LBs) and Lewy neurites (LNs), define synucleinopathies including Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

  10. NMNAT suppresses tau-induced neurodegeneration by promoting clearance of hyperphosphorylated tau oligomers in a Drosophila model of tauopathy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Human molecular genetics 2011-09-30 Disease mechanisms

    Tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease, are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by abnormal tau hyperphosphorylation that leads to formation of neurofibrillary tangles.

  11. Regulation of RCAN1 protein activity by Dyrk1A protein-mediated phosphorylation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-09-30 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Two genes on chromosome 21, namely dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (Dyrk1A) and regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1), have been implicated in some of the phenotypic characteristics of Down syndrome, including the early onset of Alzheimer disease.

  12. Dysregulated phosphorylation of Ca(2+) /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II-α in the hippocampus of subjects with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of neurochemistry 2011-09-28 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder and the most prevalent senile dementia.

  13. A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Neuron 2011-09-21 Lewy body dementia

    The chromosome 9p21 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) locus contains one of the last major unidentified autosomal-dominant genes underlying these common neurodegenerative diseases.

  14. Expanded GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat in noncoding region of C9ORF72 causes chromosome 9p-linked FTD and ALS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Neuron 2011-09-21 Lewy body dementia

    Several families have been reported with autosomal-dominant frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), genetically linked to chromosome 9p21.

  15. Neuronal death induced by nanomolar amyloid β is mediated by primary phagocytosis of neurons by microglia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-09-08 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer disease is characterized by neuronal loss and brain plaques of extracellular amyloid β (Aβ), but the means by which Aβ may induce neuronal loss is not entirely clear.

  16. Understanding the role of TDP-43 and FUS/TLS in ALS and beyond

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Current opinion in neurobiology 2011-08-02 Brain tissue and pathology

    Dominant mutations in two DNA/RNA binding proteins, TDP-43 and FUS/TLS, are causes of inherited Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

  17. Tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol, two main components of olive oil, protect N2a cells against amyloid-β-induced toxicity. Involvement of the NF-κB signaling

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2011-08-01 Prevention trials

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia.

  18. Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Science 2011-07-21 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia are highly motile phagocytic cells that infiltrate and take up residence in the developing brain, where they are thought to provide a surveillance and scavenging function.

  19. CX3CR1 protein signaling modulates microglial activation and protects against plaque-independent cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-07-19 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Aberrant microglial activation has been proposed to contribute to the cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease (AD), but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain enigmatic.

  20. Expansion of intronic GGCCTG hexanucleotide repeat in NOP56 causes SCA36, a type of spinocerebellar ataxia accompanied by motor neuron involvement

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. American journal of human genetics 2011-06-16 Genetics

    Autosomal-dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders.

  21. Upregulation of select rab GTPases in cholinergic basal forebrain neurons in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of chemical neuroanatomy 2011-06-12 Mild cognitive impairment

    Endocytic system dysfunction is one of the earliest disturbances that occur in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and may underlie the selective vulnerability of cholinergic basal forebrain (CBF) neurons during the progression of dementia.

  22. Soluble oligomers of amyloid-β peptide disrupt membrane trafficking of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid receptor contributing to early synapse dysfunction

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-06-10 Risk genes beyond APOE

    β-Amyloid (Aβ), a peptide generated from the amyloid precursor protein, is widely believed to underlie the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD).

  23. Passive immunization reduces behavioral and neuropathological deficits in an alpha-synuclein transgenic model of Lewy body disease

    ⚠ Retracted — do not rely on it alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. PloS one 2011-04-29 Lewy body dementia

    Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's Disease (PD) are common causes of motor and cognitive deficits and are associated with the abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein (α-syn).

  24. APP and APLP2 are essential at PNS and CNS synapses for transmission, spatial learning and LTP

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The EMBO journal 2011-04-26 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Despite its key role in Alzheimer pathogenesis, the physiological function(s) of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its proteolytic fragments are still poorly understood.

  25. Molecular determinants and genetic modifiers of aggregation and toxicity for the ALS disease protein FUS/TLS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. PLoS biology 2011-04-26 Lewy body dementia

    TDP-43 and FUS are RNA-binding proteins that form cytoplasmic inclusions in some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD).

  26. Apolipoprotein E regulates the integrity of tight junctions in an isoform-dependent manner in an in vitro blood-brain barrier model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-04-06 Genetics

    Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a major apolipoprotein in the brain.

  27. The neuronal transporter gene SLC6A15 confers risk to major depression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuron 2011-04-01 Hippocampus size on brain scans

    Major depression (MD) is one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and a leading cause of loss in work productivity.

  28. Structure-dependent impairment of intracellular apolipoprotein E4 trafficking and its detrimental effects are rescued by small-molecule structure correctors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-03-18 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Apolipoprotein (apo) E4 is the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) and likely contributes to neuropathology through various pathways.

  29. Characterizing the RNA targets and position-dependent splicing regulation by TDP-43

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2011-02-27 Lewy body dementia

    TDP-43 is a predominantly nuclear RNA-binding protein that forms inclusion bodies in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

  30. Long pre-mRNA depletion and RNA missplicing contribute to neuronal vulnerability from loss of TDP-43

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Nature Neuroscience 2011-02-27 Disease mechanisms

  31. The role of clusterin, complement receptor 1, and phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein in Alzheimer disease risk and cerebrospinal fluid biomarker levels

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2011-02-01 Genetics

    Furthermore, the CSF biomarker analyses provide a first insight into the potentially predominant pathogenetic mechanism(s) underlying the association between AD risk and PICALM.

  32. CX3CL1 reduces neurotoxicity and microglial activation in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2011-01-25 Inflammation and the immune system

    Parkinson's disease is characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra.

  33. Naturally secreted amyloid-beta increases mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity via a PRAS40-mediated mechanism

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-01-25 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Reducing the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity increases lifespan and health span in a variety of organisms.

  34. REST regulates DYRK1A transcription in a negative feedback loop

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-01-20 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    DYRK1A (dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A) has been shown to be involved in learning and memory impairments in Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome.

  35. Regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) facilitates neuronal apoptosis through caspase-3 activation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011-01-07 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) will inevitably develop Alzheimer disease (AD) neuropathology sometime after middle age, which may be attributable to genes triplicated in individuals with DS.

  36. Dysregulation of the ALS-associated gene TDP-43 leads to neuronal death and degeneration in mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. The Journal of clinical investigation 2011-01-04 Lewy body dementia

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are characterized by cytoplasmic protein aggregates in the brain and spinal cord that include TAR-DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43).

  37. PKC ε activation prevents synaptic loss, Aβ elevation, and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice

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

    Among the pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neurodegeneration, only synaptic loss in the brains of AD patients closely correlates with the degree of dementia in vivo.

  38. Understanding the broad-spectrum neuroprotective action profile of green tea polyphenols in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2011-01-01 Disparities

    During the last century, the world population has shown a staggering increase in its proportion of elderly members and thus, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases (AD and PD, respectively) are becoming an increasing burden.

  39. Vitamin C restores behavioral deficits and amyloid-β oligomerization without affecting plaque formation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

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

    Oxidative stress is related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) characterized by progressive memory impairment.

  40. TDP-43 is directed to stress granules by sorbitol, a novel physiological osmotic and oxidative stressor

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Molecular and cellular biology 2010-12-20 Lewy body dementia

    TDP-43, or TAR DNA-binding protein 43, is a pathological marker of a spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive inclusions.

  41. Caspase-3 triggers early synaptic dysfunction in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Nature neuroscience 2010-12-12 Disease mechanisms

    Synaptic loss is the best pathological correlate of the cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic failure are unknown.

  42. TDP-43 regulates its mRNA levels through a negative feedback loop

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. The EMBO journal 2010-12-03 Lewy body dementia

    TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) is an evolutionarily conserved heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) involved in RNA processing, whose abnormal cellular distribution and post-translational modification are key markers of certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

  43. Endothelial nitric oxide modulates expression and processing of amyloid precursor protein

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Circulation research 2010-12-02 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Rationale the exact etiology of sporadic Alzheimer disease (AD) is unclear, but it is interesting that several cardiovascular risk factors are associated with higher incidence of AD.

  44. Processing of the synaptic cell adhesion molecule neurexin-3beta by Alzheimer disease alpha- and gamma-secretases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2010-11-17 Genetics

    Neurexins (NRXNs) are synaptic cell adhesion molecules having essential roles in the assembly and maturation of synapses into fully functional units.

  45. The purinergic receptor P2X7 triggers alpha-secretase-dependent processing of the amyloid precursor protein

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2010-11-16 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is cleaved by β- and γ-secretases to generate the β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides, which are present in large amounts in the amyloid plaques of Alzheimer disease (AD) patient brains.

  46. Scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) regulates perivascular macrophages and modifies amyloid pathology in an Alzheimer mouse model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2010-11-12 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) is a high-density lipoprotein receptor that regulates cholesterol efflux from the peripheral tissues to the liver.

  47. Phenylbutyrate rescues dendritic spine loss associated with memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Hippocampus 2010-11-10 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) and ageing are associated with impaired learning and memory, and recent findings point toward modulating chromatin remodeling through histone acetylation as a promising therapeutic strategy.

  48. Phenothiazine-mediated rescue of cognition in tau transgenic mice requires neuroprotection and reduced soluble tau burden

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Molecular neurodegeneration 2010-11-01 Caregiving

    Neuroprotection alone is not sufficient to rescue tau-induced memory loss in a transgenic mouse model.

  49. Sortilin-mediated endocytosis determines levels of the frontotemporal dementia protein, progranulin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Neuron 2010-11-01 Lewy body dementia

    Video abstract The most common inherited form of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) known stems from Progranulin (GRN) mutation and exhibits TDP-43 plus ubiquitin aggregates.

  50. Amyloid-beta protein oligomer at low nanomolar concentrations activates microglia and induces microglial neurotoxicity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2010-10-22 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammation and associated neuronal dysfunction mediated by activated microglia play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD).

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