Alzheimer's disease and the basal forebrain cholinergic system: relations to β-amyloid peptides, cognition, and treatment strategies

DS Auld, TJ Kornecook, S Bastianetto… - Progress in neurobiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of degenerative dementia and is
characterized by progressive impairment in cognitive function during mid-to late-adult life …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: a prelude to the pathological process or a consequence of it?

K Govindpani, LG McNamara, NR Smith… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia. Despite decades of
research following several theoretical and clinical lines, all existing treatments for the …

Evidence from functional neuroimaging of a compensatory prefrontal network in Alzheimer's disease

CL Grady, AR McIntosh, S Beig… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
Previous experiments have found that individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) show
increased activity in prefrontal regions compared with healthy age-matched controls during …

Efficacy and safety of cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis

KL Lanctôt, N Herrmann, KK Yau, LR Khan, BA Liu… - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) are the only drugs marketed for the treatment
of Alzheimer's disease. Despite numerous randomized controlled trials, the efficacy and …

Cerebral blood flow in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Zhang, Y Wang, D Lyu, Y Li, W Li, Q Wang… - Ageing Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF) contributes to the pathophysiology of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it is unclear whether there is a spatial-temporal-specific …

Donepezil in Alzheimer's disease: From conventional trials to pharmacogenetics

R Cacabelos - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Donepezil is the leading compound for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in more
than 50 countries. As compared with other conventional acetylcholinesterase inhibitors …

Is target-based drug discovery efficient? Discovery and “off-target” mechanisms of all drugs

A Sadri - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Target-based drug discovery is the dominant paradigm of drug discovery; however, a
comprehensive evaluation of its real-world efficiency is lacking. Here, a manual systematic …

Vascular determinants of cholinergic deficits in Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia

GC Román, RN Kalaria - Neurobiology of aging, 2006 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are widely accepted as the most
common forms of dementia. Cerebrovascular lesions frequently coexist with AD, creating an …

Does donepezil treatment slow the progression of hippocampal atrophy in patients with Alzheimer's disease?

M Hashimoto, H Kazui, K Matsumoto… - American Journal of …, 2005 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The only approved pharmacological approach for the symptomatic treatment of
Alzheimer's disease in Japan is the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil …

Role of neuroimaging in Alzheimer's disease, with emphasis on brain perfusion SPECT

H Matsuda - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
Structural MRI and functional imaging by SPECT as well as 18F-FDG PET are widely used
in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Metabolic and perfusion reductions in the …