2016
Binding Sites for Amyloid-β Oligomers and Synaptic Toxicity
Smith LM, Strittmatter SM. Binding Sites for Amyloid-β Oligomers and Synaptic Toxicity. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2016, 7: a024075. PMID: 27940601, PMCID: PMC5411685, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a024075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAβ oligomersSoluble Aβ oligomersFibrillary amyloidNeuronal impairmentSynaptic dysfunctionAD pathogenesisSynaptic toxicityAmyloid-β OligomersCellular prion proteinNeuronal cascadesFurther studiesCell surface proteinsDiseaseAβPrion proteinOligomer toxicityToxicityDysfunctionMolecular basisPathogenesisDementiaProteinPlaquesImpairment
2014
Fyn kinase inhibition as a novel therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
Nygaard HB, van Dyck CH, Strittmatter SM. Fyn kinase inhibition as a novel therapy for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2014, 6: 8. PMID: 24495408, PMCID: PMC3978417, DOI: 10.1186/alzrt238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlzheimer's diseasePathogenesis of ADTreatment of ADPhase Ib studyLate-stage clinical testingUnique therapeutic targetMajor pathologic hallmarkDevastating neurodegenerative disorderPathologic hallmarkNovel therapiesIb studyTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetSmall molecule inhibitorsClinical testingTyrosine kinase FynCellular prion proteinNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseAβ oligomersCell surface bindingMultisite studyHigh potencyMolecule inhibitorsTherapy
2013
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein
Um J, Kaufman A, Kostylev M, Heiss J, Stagi M, Takahashi H, Kerrisk M, Vortmeyer A, Wisniewski T, Koleske A, Gunther E, Nygaard H, Strittmatter S. Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein. Neuron 2013, 80: 531. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein
Um JW, Kaufman AC, Kostylev M, Heiss JK, Stagi M, Takahashi H, Kerrisk ME, Vortmeyer A, Wisniewski T, Koleske AJ, Gunther EC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM. Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein. Neuron 2013, 79: 887-902. PMID: 24012003, PMCID: PMC3768018, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.06.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCalciumCells, CulturedElongation Factor 2 KinaseHEK293 CellsHumansMiceNeuronsOocytesPhosphorylationPost-Synaptic DensityProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynPrPC ProteinsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Receptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSignal TransductionXenopusConceptsDisease pathophysiologyHuman AD brain extractsCellular prion proteinMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Postsynaptic densityDendritic spine lossAD brain extractsMetabotropic glutamate receptorsGlutamate receptor 5Alzheimer's disease pathophysiologyExtracellular AβOsMGluR5 antagonismPrion proteinSpine lossSynapse densityGlutamate receptorsIntracellular calciumMGluR5Receptor 5Neuronal functionAβOsBrain extractsAβ oligomersFyn kinasePSD proteinsAmyloid-β induced signaling by cellular prion protein and Fyn kinase in Alzheimer disease
Um JW, Strittmatter SM. Amyloid-β induced signaling by cellular prion protein and Fyn kinase in Alzheimer disease. Prion 2013, 7: 37-41. PMID: 22987042, PMCID: PMC3609048, DOI: 10.4161/pri.22212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular prion proteinPrion proteinSignal transduction downstreamTransduction downstreamAlzheimer's diseaseFyn kinaseFunctional consequencesAβ oligomersAmyloid-β OligomersNeuronal surfaceHigh-affinity receptorOligomer complexesAD-related phenotypesCentral roleProteinAD pathogenesisRecent evidencePrevalent causeTherapeutic interventionsFynKinaseOligomersPhenotypeDiseaseDownstream
2010
Anti-PrPC monoclonal antibody infusion as a novel treatment for cognitive deficits in an alzheimer's disease model mouse
Chung E, Ji Y, Sun Y, Kascsak RJ, Kascsak RB, Mehta PD, Strittmatter SM, Wisniewski T. Anti-PrPC monoclonal antibody infusion as a novel treatment for cognitive deficits in an alzheimer's disease model mouse. BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11: 130. PMID: 20946660, PMCID: PMC2964735, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-11-130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBlotting, WesternCerebral CortexCognition DisordersEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHippocampusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMemory, Short-TermMiceMice, TransgenicPrPC ProteinsPsychomotor PerformanceSynapsesSynaptophysinConceptsAPP/PS1 Tg miceAPP/PS1 transgenic miceAPP/PS1 TgPS1 transgenic miceDisease model miceTransgenic miceCognitive deficitsTg miceAβ oligomersBehavioral testingVehicle solutionAlzheimer's disease model miceDentate gyrus molecular layerAPP/PS1 groupWild-type control groupConformational neurodegenerative disordersMonoclonal antibody infusionAD transgenic miceAmyloid plaque burdenAβ oligomer levelsDays/weekNovel therapeutic approachesMurine hippocampal slicesShort-term treatmentAnti-PrP antibodies
2009
β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease
Gunther EC, Strittmatter SM. β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2009, 88: 331-338. PMID: 19960174, PMCID: PMC2846635, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-009-0568-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseAβ oligomersDisease pathophysiologyCellular prion proteinProgression of ADAlzheimer's disease pathophysiologyΒ-amyloid oligomersΒ-amyloid peptidePrion proteinBrain slicesAlzheimer's diseaseSynaptic functionFunctional receptorsNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseasePotential mediatorsAβ assembliesReceptorsAβ monomersPrPCPathophysiologyNeurotoxicityPlaquesProgressionCellular prion protein mediates impairment of synaptic plasticity by amyloid-β oligomers
Laurén J, Gimbel DA, Nygaard HB, Gilbert JW, Strittmatter SM. Cellular prion protein mediates impairment of synaptic plasticity by amyloid-β oligomers. Nature 2009, 457: 1128-1132. PMID: 19242475, PMCID: PMC2748841, DOI: 10.1038/nature07761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAmyloidosisAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsHippocampusHumansLong-Term PotentiationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPeptide FragmentsPrionsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationReceptors, Cell SurfaceSynapsesConceptsCellular prion protein PrPCPrion protein PrPCSoluble amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) oligomersAlzheimer's diseaseCellular prion proteinDisease pathologyPlasma membrane glycoproteinsCell surface receptorsHigh affinity cell surface receptorsAlzheimer's disease pathologySoluble Aβ oligomersLipid raftsInfectious prion diseasesUnexpected linkMechanistic basisMembrane glycoproteinsPrion proteinAmyloid-β peptide (Aβ) oligomersSynaptic plasticityPrion diseasesTherapeutic potentialDiseaseAβ oligomersCentral roleDeleterious effects