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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Cellular Prion Protein and Amyloid-β Oligomers in Alzheimer's Disease-Are There Connections?

Michał Fułek, Naomi Hachiya, Martyna Gachowska, Jan Aleksander Beszłej, Elżbieta Bartoszewska, Donata Kurpas, Tomasz Kurpiński, Hanna Adamska, Rafał Poręba, Szymon Urban and 2 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Michał FułekDepartment and Clinic of Diabetology, Hypertension and Internal Diseases, Institute of Internal Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6315-4299
Naomi HachiyaShonan Research Center, New-STEP Research Center, Central Glass Co., Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park 26-1, Muraoka Higashi, Fujisawa 251-8555, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1630-663X
Martyna GachowskaFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0749-2098
Jan Aleksander BeszłejDepartment and Clinic of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1257-6923
Elżbieta BartoszewskaFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7447-8248
Donata KurpasDivision of Research Methodology, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6996-8920
Tomasz KurpińskiFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0002-3101-5021
Hanna AdamskaDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Marciniak Lower Silesian Specialist Hospital, 54-049 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-1338-1382
Rafał PorębaDepartment of Biological Principles of Physical Activity, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7217-7070
Szymon UrbanDepartment of Cardiology, The Copper Health Center, 59-301 Lubin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5547-150X
Katarzyna FułekDepartment and Clinic of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1147-774X
Jerzy LeszekDepartment and Clinic of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2316-2470

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide. Pathological deposits of neurotoxin proteins within the brain, such as amyloid-β and hyperphosphorylated tau tangles, are prominent features in AD. The prion protein (PrP) is involved in neurodegeneration via its conversion from the normal cellular form (PrPC) to the infection prion protein scrapie (PrPSc) form. Some studies indicated that post-translationally modified PrPC isoforms play a fundamental role in AD pathological progression. Several studies have shown that the interaction of Aβ oligomers (Aβos) with the N-terminal residues of the PrPC protein region appears critical for neuronal toxicity. PrPC-Aβ binding always occurs in AD brains and is never detected in non-demented controls, and the binding of Aβ aggregates to PrPC is restricted to the N-terminus of PrPC. In this study, we aimed to gather all of the recent information about the connections between PrPC and AD, with potential clinical implications.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesPrion ProteinsAnimalsBrainHumansPrPC ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesPrion ProteinsPrPC ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid β and PrP interaction in Alzheimer’sAβBACE1cellular prion protein

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PMID40076721
PMCPMC11900156

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