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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Université de Lille, Lille, Hauts-de-France, France.
Background: Tau proteins aggregate in a number of neurodegenerative disorders known as tauopathies. Various studies have highlighted the role of microtubule-binding domains in the intracellular aggregation of Tau protein.
Method: Using a library of synthetic VHHs humanized in collaboration with Hybrigenics, we have developed a number of anti-tau VHHs.
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of dementia accounting for an estimated 60% to 80% of cases. Despite advances in the research field, developing truly effective therapies for AD symptoms remains a major challenge. Sweet almond contain nutrients that have the potential of combating age-related brain dysfunction, by improving learning, memory and neurocognitive performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: DYRK1A overexpression, common in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's (AD), contributes to neurofibrillary tangles via Tau protein hyperphosphorylation and amyloid plaque formation, key AD hallmarks. Therefore, DYRK1A has been regarded as a novel target for neurodegenerative diseases. However, developing DYRK1A selective inhibitors has been a difficult challenge due to the highly conserved ATP-binding site of protein kinases, particularly among the CMGC family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimers Dement
December 2024
Yonsei University, Incheon, Incheon, Korea, Republic of (South).
Background: As amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates are considered as the biomarkers and key factors in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease, there has been extensive investigation into Aβ-targeting compounds for the development of diagnostics and drug discovery related to the disorder. However, the polymorphic and heterogenous nature of Aβ aggregates impedes the structural understanding of their structure. Consequently it is a major challenge to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic development of AD and to study the mechanism of Aβ-targeting compounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Small, soluble oligomers, rather than mature fibrils, are the major neurotoxic agents in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the last few years, Aprile and co-workers designed and purified a single-domain antibody (sdAb), called DesAb-O, with high specificity for Aβ oligomeric conformers. Recently, Cascella and co-workers showed that DesAb-O can selectively detect synthetic Aβ oligomers both in vitro and in cultured cells, neutralizing their associated neuronal dysfunction.
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