The novel amyloid-beta peptide aptamer inhibits intracellular amyloid-beta peptide toxicity
Amyloid β peptide binding alcohol dehydrogenase (ABAD) decoy peptide (DP) can competitively antagonize binding of amyloid β peptide to ABAD and inhibit the cytotoxic effects of amyloid β peptide. Based on peptide aptamers, the present study inserted ABAD-DP into the disulfide bond of human thioredoxin (TRX) using molecular cloning technique to ...
Wang, Xu +7 more
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Naturally occurring autoantibodies against beta-amyloid: investigating their role in transgenic animal and in vitro models of Alzheimer's disease [PDF]
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting regions of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions. Immunization against β-amyloid (Aβ) in animal models of AD has been shown to be effective on the molecular level
Al-Abed, Yousef +13 more
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Calcium in the initiation, progression and as an effector of Alzheimer's disease pathology. [PDF]
The cause(s) of sporadic Alzheimer's disease (sAD) are complex and currently poorly understood. They likely result from a combination of genetic, environmental, proteomic and lipidomic factors that crucially occur only in the aged brain.
Green, Kim N
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Analyzing Amyloid Beta Aggregates with a Combinatorial Fluorescent Molecular Sensor
The self-assembly of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides into insoluble aggregates is thought to play a [...]
Joydev Hatai +2 more
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The role and therapeutic targeting of α-, β- and γ-secretase in Alzheimer's disease [PDF]
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly and its prevalence is set to increase rapidly in coming decades. However, there are as yet no available drugs that can halt or even stabilize disease progression. One of the main
Baillie, George S. +3 more
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Mechanisms of amyloid-β34 generation indicate a pivotal role for BACE1 in amyloid homeostasis
The beta‑site amyloid precursor protein (APP) cleaving enzyme (BACE1) was discovered due to its “amyloidogenic” activity which contributes to the production of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides. However, BACE1 also possesses an “amyloidolytic” activity, whereby
Irem Ulku +10 more
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Amyloid-.BETA. peptide metabolism and Alzheimer's disease
The deposition of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) causes the long-term pathological cascade of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neprilysin is a rate-limiting peptidase, which participates in Abeta degradation in brain. As demonstrated by reverse genetics, the disruption of neprilysin gene causes an elevation in endogenous Abeta levels in the mouse brain in a ...
Nobuhisa, Iwata, Takaomi C, Saido
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Self-assembling dipeptide antibacterial nanostructures with membrane disrupting activity. [PDF]
Peptide-based supramolecular assemblies are a promising class of nanomaterials with important biomedical applications, specifically in drug delivery and tissue regeneration.
Adler-Abramovich, Lihi +10 more
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d-Amino Acid Pseudopeptides as Potential Amyloid-Beta Aggregation Inhibitors
A causative factor for neurotoxicity associated with Alzheimer’s disease is the aggregation of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide into soluble oligomers.
Banafsheh Mehrazma +3 more
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Self-Assembly and Anti-Amyloid Cytotoxicity Activity of Amyloid beta Peptide Derivatives [PDF]
AbstractThe self-assembly of two derivatives of KLVFF, a fragment Aβ(16–20) of the amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide, is investigated and recovery of viability of neuroblastoma cells exposed to Aβ (1–42) is observed at sub-stoichiometric peptide concentrations.
Castelletto, V. +13 more
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