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Modulation of γ- and β-secretases as early prevention against Alzheimer's disease

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Voytyuk, Iryna, De Strooper, Bart, Chávez-Gutiérrez, Lucía·2018·Biological Psychiatry

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The genetic evidence implicating amyloid-β in the initial stage of Alzheimer's disease is unequivocal. However, the long biochemical and cellular prodromal phases of the disease suggest that dementia is the result of a series of molecular and cellular cascades whose nature and connections remain unknown. Therefore, it is unlikely that treatments directed at amyloid-β will have major clinical effects in the later stages of the disease. We discuss the two major candidate therapeutic targets to lower amyloid-β in a preventive mode, i.e., γ- and β-secretase; the rationale behind these two targets; and the current state of the field.

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  • Cholinesterase inhibitors have a useful, modest role in improving cognition and activities of daily living in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, and memantine can be prescribed in combination or each drug used separately for moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease.

    “Cholinesterase inhibitors have a useful, modest role in improving cognition and activities of daily living in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease and memantine can be prescribed in combination or each drug used separately for moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease.2, 199, 200”

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  • The level of TREM2 on the cell membrane is regulated by ADAMs, which cleave full-length TREM2 into sTREM2.

    “The level of TREM2 on the surface of cell membrane is regulated by a disintegrin and metalloproteinases (ADAMs) which constantly cleave full-length TREM2 into sTREM2, regulating the speed of ADAMs mediated shedding is another way to intervene in TREM2 signaling.538”

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    “regulating the speed of ADAMs mediated shedding is another way to intervene in TREM2 signaling.538”

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    The BACE1 therapeutic-target and Conclusion sections discuss modulating β- and γ-secretases to affect amyloid-β, but do not address TREM2 signaling. A search for TREM2 and ADAM-mediated shedding found only a References entry about ADAM17 cleavage of neuregulin, not TREM2; page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • 4D9, a dual-function TREM2 antibody, reduces shedding of TREM2 by ADAMs and concomitantly activates pSYK signaling.

    “A dual-function TREM2 antibody, 4D9, has been developed to reduce the shedding of TREM2 by ADAMs and concomitantly activate pSYK signaling.538”

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    “The 4D9 antibody improved the survival of macrophages and increased the uptake of myelin debris and Aβ peptides by microglia.”

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Authors
Voytyuk, I., De Strooper, B., & Chávez-Gutiérrez, L.
Affiliations
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research (BE)
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-02
Volume
83
Issue
4
Pages
320-327
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2743054687
Cited by
67
References
113
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 11
FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion)
Funders
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_17116)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta, gamma-secretase, beta-secretase, prophylaxis, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Humans, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases

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