Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challenges

Abstract Introduction Development of efficacious therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is hampered by the lack of understanding early disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and models that mimic complex pathophysiology of human disease. Methods This article aims to assess to what exte...

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Main Author: Eugenia Trushina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.06.008
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description Abstract Introduction Development of efficacious therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is hampered by the lack of understanding early disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and models that mimic complex pathophysiology of human disease. Methods This article aims to assess to what extent peripheral cells recapitulate molecular mechanisms altered in the brain and could be used as translational models for the development of individualized medicine for AD. Results Multiple studies suggest that AD is a systemic disorder with an active crosstalk between brain and periphery where multiple pathways altered in the brain cells are also affected in plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, and other peripheral cells of AD patients. Discussion Additional studies to validate molecular mechanisms in peripheral cells using advanced system biology techniques and well‐characterized cohorts of AD patients together with the development of standardized protocols should be considered to support the application of peripheral cells in AD research.
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spelling doaj-art-9bf2cc4aba1f427c94770ebdaaaf0ee92025-08-20T03:22:00ZengWileyAlzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions2352-87372019-01-015165266010.1016/j.trci.2019.06.008Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challengesEugenia Trushina0Department of NeurologyMayo ClinicRochesterMNUSAAbstract Introduction Development of efficacious therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is hampered by the lack of understanding early disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and models that mimic complex pathophysiology of human disease. Methods This article aims to assess to what extent peripheral cells recapitulate molecular mechanisms altered in the brain and could be used as translational models for the development of individualized medicine for AD. Results Multiple studies suggest that AD is a systemic disorder with an active crosstalk between brain and periphery where multiple pathways altered in the brain cells are also affected in plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, and other peripheral cells of AD patients. Discussion Additional studies to validate molecular mechanisms in peripheral cells using advanced system biology techniques and well‐characterized cohorts of AD patients together with the development of standardized protocols should be considered to support the application of peripheral cells in AD research.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.06.008Alzheimer's diseaseBrain‐periphery axisPrimary skin fibroblastsMitochondriaMetabolismBioenergetics
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Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challenges
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
Alzheimer's disease
Brain‐periphery axis
Primary skin fibroblasts
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Bioenergetics
title Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challenges
title_full Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challenges
title_fullStr Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challenges
title_short Alzheimer's disease mechanisms in peripheral cells: Promises and challenges
title_sort alzheimer s disease mechanisms in peripheral cells promises and challenges
topic Alzheimer's disease
Brain‐periphery axis
Primary skin fibroblasts
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Bioenergetics
url https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.06.008
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