Cellular actions of beta-amyloid precursor protein and its soluble and fibrillogenic derivatives

MP Mattson - Physiological reviews, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
beta-Amyloid precursor protein (beta-APP), the source of the fibrillogenic amyloid beta-
peptide (A beta) that accumulates in the brain of victims of Alzheimer's disease, is a …

Molecular mechanisms for Alzheimer's disease: implications for neuroimaging and therapeutics

CL Masters, R Cappai, KJ Barnham… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the
gradual onset of dementia. The pathological hallmarks of the disease are β‐amyloid (Aβ) …

Reduced incidence of ischemic stroke in patients with severe factor XI deficiency

O Salomon, DM Steinberg… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Inherited disorders of hemostasis are natural models for investigating mechanisms of
thrombosis and development of antithrombotic therapy. Because mice with total factor XI …

Activation of extrasynaptic, but not synaptic, NMDA receptors modifies amyloid precursor protein expression pattern and increases amyloid-β production

K Bordji, J Becerril-Ortega, O Nicole… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Calcium is a key mediator controlling essential neuronal functions depending on electrical
activity. Altered neuronal calcium homeostasis affects metabolism of amyloid precursor …

Multifunctional roles of enolase in Alzheimer's disease brain: beyond altered glucose metabolism

DA Butterfield, MLB Lange - Journal of neurochemistry, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Enolase enzymes are abundantly expressed, cytosolic carbon‐oxygen lyases known for
their role in glucose metabolism. Recently, enolase has been shown to possess a variety of …

The amyloid precursor protein of Alzheimer's disease and the Aβ peptide

Storey, Cappai - Neuropathology and applied neurobiology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the accumulation of beta amyloid peptides in
plaques and vessel walls and by the intraneuronal accumulation of paired helical filaments …

Platelets, a reliable source for peripheral Alzheimer's disease biomarkers?

M Veitinger, B Varga, SB Guterres, M Zellner - Acta neuropathologica …, 2014 - Springer
Peripheral biomarkers play an indispensable role in quick and reliable diagnoses of any
kind of disease. With the population ageing, the number of people suffering from age-related …

Alzheimer disease and platelets: how's that relevant

S Catricala, M Torti, G Ricevuti - Immunity & Ageing, 2012 - Springer
Alzheimer Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, and
account for 60% to 70% of all cases of progressive cognitive impairment in elderly patients …

Platelet amyloid precursor protein is a modulator of venous thromboembolism in mice

I Canobbio, C Visconte, S Momi… - Blood, The Journal …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
The amyloid precursor protein (APP), primarily known as the precursor of amyloid peptides
that accumulate in the brain of patients with Alzheimer disease, is abundant in platelets, but …

Signal transduction through tyrosine-phosphorylated C-terminal fragments of amyloid precursor protein via an enhanced interaction with Shc/Grb2 adaptor proteins in …

C Russo, V Dolcini, S Salis, V Venezia… - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
The proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) through the formation of
membrane-bound C-terminal fragments (CTFs) and of soluble β-amyloid peptides likely …