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High frequency of mitochondrial DNA rearrangements in the peripheral blood of adults with intellectual disability
10.1111/jir.13197 · 2025 · External reference
Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms and corresponding therapeutic strategies
10.3390/biomedicines13020327 · 2025 · External reference
Postsynaptic autism spectrum disorder genes and synaptic dysfunction
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Alzheimer's disease as a synaptopathy: evidence for dysfunction of synapses during disease progression
10.3389/fnsyn.2023.1129036 · 2023 · External reference
Autism and dementia: a summative report from the 2nd international summit on intellectual disabilities and dementia
10.1007/s10803-025-06843-7 · 2025 · External reference
Association between autism and dementia across generations: evidence from a family study of the Swedish population
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The prevalence and incidence of early-onset dementia among adults with autism spectrum disorder
10.1002/aur.2590 · 2021 · External reference
Environmental toxicology and metabolism
10.3390/metabo14100530 · 2024 · External reference
Bridging environmental exposures and brain health with an integrative framework for understanding neurobiological impacts
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106444 · 2025 · External reference
The impact of maternal high-fat diet consumption on neural development and behavior of offspring
10.1038/ijosup.2012.15 · 2012 · External reference
Maternal nutritional programming shapes the cerebral landscape
10.1016/j.tem.2023.10.008 · 2024 · External reference
Maternal immune activation: A critical prenatal risk factor for autism spectrum disorder
10.1016/j.medj.2025.100967 · 2026 · External reference
Microenvironment dysregulation in autism spectrum disorder: Immune, epigenetic, synaptic, and gut-brain mechanisms
10.1016/j.medj.2026.101034 · 2026 · External reference
Early life adversity and health-risk behaviors: proposed psychological and neural mechanisms
10.1111/nyas.13928 · 2018 · External reference
Epigenetic regulation of brain development, plasticity, and response to early-life stress
10.1038/s41386-025-02179-z · 2026 · External reference
The role of maternal obesity in the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders
10.3389/fnins.2015.00194 · 2015 · External reference
Maternal high-fat diet programming of the neuroendocrine system and behavior
10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.04.008 · 2015 · External reference
Lipid peroxidation and neuroinflammation: a possible link between maternal fructose intake and delay of acquisition of neonatal reflexes in Wistar female rats
10.1002/dneu.22921 · 2023 · External reference
Pregestational fructose-induced metabolic syndrome in Wistar rats causes sexually dimorphic behavioral changes in their offspring
10.1002/dneu.22940 · 2024 · External reference
From maternal metabolism to offspring brain: how high-fructose diets shape neurodevelopment
10.1016/j.tins.2026.03.006 · 2026 · External reference
Mitochondrial functions modulate neuroendocrine, metabolic, inflammatory, and transcriptional responses to acute psychological stress
10.1073/pnas.1515733112 · 2015 · External reference
Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation: intertwined roads to neurodegeneration
10.3390/antiox9080647 · 2020 · External reference
Role of pro-inflammatory cytokines released from microglia in neurodegenerative diseases
10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.10.004 · 2012 · External reference
Microglial metabolic reprogramming: emerging insights and therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative diseases
10.1007/s10571-023-01376-y · 2023 · External reference
Microglia-orchestrated neuroinflammation and synaptic remodeling: roles of pro-inflammatory cytokines and receptors in neurodegeneration
10.3389/fncel.2025.1700692 · 2025 · External reference
Brain metabolic stress and neuroinflammation at the basis of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease
10.3389/fnagi.2015.00094 · 2015 · External reference
The theory of latent vulnerability: Reconceptualizing the link between childhood maltreatment and psychiatric disorder
10.1017/s09545794155 · 2015 · External reference
Metabolic programming in early life in humans
10.1098/rstb.2018.0123 · 2019 · External reference
Cognitive synaptopathy: synaptic and dendritic spine dysfunction in age-related cognitive disorders
10.3389/fnagi.2024.1476909 · 2024 · External reference
Synaptic networks shape clinical phenotypes in neurodevelopmental disorders: an integrative clinical, genetic and biological perspective
10.64898/2026.01.23.701319 · 2026 · External reference
Epigenetics and the environment: emerging patterns and implications
10.1038/nrg3142 · 2012 · External reference
Perinatal programming of emotional brain circuits: an integrative view from systems to molecules
10.3389/fnins.2014.00011 · 2014 · External reference
Epigenetic programming by early-life stress, in Epigenetics and Psychiatric Disease
2018 · External reference
How early-life programming during embryogenesis imprints cellular memory
10.3390/ijms27010163 · 2025 · External reference
The hallmarks of aging
10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.039 · 2013 · External reference
Midlife adiposity predicts earlier onset of Alzheimer's dementia, neuropathology and presymptomatic cerebral amyloid accumulation
10.1038/mp.2015.129 · 2016 · External reference
Common neurodegenerative pathways in obesity, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease
10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.04.017 · 2017 · External reference
Obesity as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: weighing the evidence
10.1111/obr.12629 · 2018 · External reference
Brain insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer disease: concepts and conundrums
10.1038/nrneurol.2017.185 · 2018 · External reference
Cellular Stresses and Stress Responses in the Pathogenesis of Insulin Resistance
10.1155/2018/4321714 · 2018 · External reference
Alpha-7 nicotinic receptors in nervous system disorders: from function to therapeutic perspectives
10.2174/1871524916666160729111446 · 2017 · External reference
Do nicotinic receptors modulate high-order cognitive processing?
10.1016/j.tins.2020.06.001 · 2020 · External reference
Dysregulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor–cholesterol crosstalk in autism spectrum disorder
10.3389/fnmol.2021.744597 · 2021 · External reference
Activation of the macrophage α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and control of inflammation
10.1007/s11481-015-9601-5 · 2015 · External reference
Heterogeneous inhibition in macroscopic current responses of four nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes by cholesterol enrichment
10.1007/s00232-016-9896-z · 2016 · External reference
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: a typical “allosteric machine”
10.1098/rstb.2017.0174 · 2018 · External reference
Diversity of native nicotinic receptor subtypes in mammalian brain
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.11.003 · 2015 · External reference
The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: a mediator of pathogenesis and therapeutic target in autism spectrum disorders and down syndrome
10.1016/j.bcp.2015.06.005 · 2015 · External reference
Neuronal and glial α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: role in Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology
10.3390/life15071032 · 2025 · External reference
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-cholesterol crosstalk in Alzheimer's disease
10.1016/j.febslet.2009.11.036 · 2010 · External reference
Microglia function in the central nervous system during health and neurodegeneration
10.1146/annurev-immunol-051116-052358 · 2017 · External reference
Microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanism and potential therapeutic targets
10.1038/s41392-023-01588-0 · 2023 · External reference
Microglia across evolution: from conserved origins to functional divergence
10.1038/s41423-025-01368-6 · 2025 · External reference
Fructose overconsumption-induced reprogramming of microglia metabolism and function
10.3389/fimmu.2024.1375453 · 2024 · External reference
Metabolic effects of fructose and the worldwide increase in obesity
10.1152/physrev.00019.2009 · 2010 · External reference
Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: a narrative Review
10.3390/nu12071955 · 2020 · External reference
Global trends in added sugars and non-nutritive sweetener use in the packaged food supply: drivers and implications for public health
10.1017/s1368980022001598 · 2023 · External reference
Total and added sugar intake: assessment in eight Latin American countries
10.3390/nu10040389 · 2018 · External reference
Cerebral fructose metabolism as a potential mechanism driving Alzheimer's disease
10.3389/fnagi.2020.560865 · 2020 · External reference
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
10.1001/jama.2026.0283 · 2026 · External reference
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A review of total and added sugar intakes and dietary sources in Europe
10.1186/s12937-016-0225-2 · 2017 · External reference
Consumption of ultra-processed foods and its association with added sugar content in the diets of US children, NHANES 2009-2014
10.1111/ijpo.12563 · 2019 · External reference
Sources of added sugars intake among the U.S. population: analysis by selected sociodemographic factors using the national health and nutrition examination survey 2011-18
10.3389/fnut.2021.687643 · 2021 · External reference
Could Alzheimer's disease be a maladaptation of an evolutionary survival pathway mediated by intracerebral fructose and uric acid metabolism?
10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.01.002 · 2023 · External reference
Mindful eating: a deep insight into fructose metabolism and its effects on appetite regulation and brain function
10.1155/jnme/5571686 · 2025 · External reference
Effect of high-fructose consumption in pregnancy on the bone growth of offspring rats
10.3389/fnut.2023.1203063 · 2023 · External reference
Early life high fructose impairs microglial phagocytosis and neurodevelopment
10.1038/s41586-025-09098-5 · 2025 · External reference
Do microglia metabolize fructose in Alzheimer's disease?
10.1186/s12974-025-03401-x · 2025 · External reference
Ketohexokinase-dependent metabolism of cerebral endogenous fructose in microglia drives diabetes-associated cognitive dysfunction
10.1038/s12276-023-01112-y · 2023 · External reference
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy
10.4161/auto.19496 · 2012 · External reference
Lipid-laden microglia: characterization and roles in diseases
10.3390/cells14161281 · 2025 · External reference
Lipid-droplet-accumulating microglia represent a dysfunctional and proinflammatory state in the aging brain
10.1038/s41593-019-0566-1 · 2020 · External reference
Microglia-specific regulation of lipid metabolism in Alzheimer's disease revealed by microglial depletion in 5xFAD Mice
10.1038/s41467-025-64161-z · 2025 · External reference
Too sweet to be savory: how fructose elicits microglia-driven disturbance of neurodevelopment
10.1038/s41422-025-01148-x · 2025 · External reference
Aldose reductase inhibitors attenuate β-amyloid-induced TNF-α production in microlgia via ROS-PKC-mediated NF-κB and MAPK pathways
10.1016/j.intimp.2017.06.005 · 2017 · External reference
The role of aldose reductase in beta-amyloid-induced microglia activation
10.3390/ijms232315088 · 2022 · External reference
Microglial metabolism is a pivotal factor in sexual dimorphism in Alzheimer's disease
10.1038/s42003-021-02259-y · 2021 · External reference
Altered metabolism and DAM-signatures in female brains and microglia with aging
10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148772 · 2024 · External reference
The alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mediates network dysfunction in a mouse model of local amyloid pathology
10.1038/s41380-025-03241-4 · 2026 · External reference
The effects of aging vs
10.1007/s11357-010-9155-7 · 2011 · External reference
Aging-induced alterations in microglial cells and their impact on neurodegenerative disorders
10.1007/s11033-025-10623-y · 2025 · External reference
Cholinergic modulation of neuroinflammation: focus on α7 nicotinic receptor
10.3390/ijms22094912 · 2021 · External reference
Activation of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor prevents against microglial-induced inflammation and insulin resistance in hypothalamic neuronal cells
10.3390/cells11142195 · 2022 · External reference
Targeting neuronal alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor upregulation in age-related neurological disorders
10.1007/s10571-025-01586-6 · 2025 · External reference
Nanoscale sub-compartmentalization of the dendritic spine compartment
10.3390/biom11111697 · 2021 · External reference
Microglial cell response in α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-deficient mice after systemic infection with Escherichia coli
10.1186/s12974-022-02452-8 · 2022 · External reference
Alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor contributes to long-term cognitive recovery following ischemic stroke
10.1016/j.expneurol.2025.115562 · 2026 · External reference
Cholesterol homeostasis in neurons and glial cells
10.1016/j.semcdb.2005.01.005 · 2005 · External reference
Cholesterol dysmetabolism in Alzheimer's disease: a starring role for astrocytes?
10.3390/antiox10121890 · 2021 · External reference
Brain cholesterol homeostasis and its association with neurodegenerative diseases
10.1016/j.neuint.2023.105635 · 2023 · External reference
Cholesterol imbalance and neurotransmission defects in neurodegeneration
10.1038/s12276-024-01273-4 · 2024 · External reference
Cholesterol and matrisome pathways dysregulated in astrocytes and microglia
10.1016/j.cell.2022.05.017 · 2022 · External reference
The role of ApoE-mediated microglial lipid metabolism in brain aging and disease
10.1097/in9.0000000000000018 · 2023 · External reference
Amelioration of Tau and ApoE4-linked glial lipid accumulation and neurodegeneration with an LXR agonist
10.1016/j.neuron.2023.10.023 · 2024 · External reference
Regulation of beta-amyloid production in neurons by astrocyte-derived cholesterol
10.1073/pnas.2102191118 · 2021 · External reference
Mechanisms of Disease: new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease—targeting APP processing in lipid rafts
10.1038/ncpneuro0549 · 2007 · External reference
Amyloid β, lipid metabolism, basal cholinergic system, and therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease
10.3390/ijms232012092 · 2022 · External reference
Adaptations of energy metabolism associated with increased levels of mitochondrial cholesterol in Niemann-Pick type C1-deficient cells
10.1074/jbc.m114.559914 · 2014 · External reference
Cholesterol alters mitophagy by impairing optineurin recruitment and lysosomal clearance in Alzheimer's disease
10.1186/s13024-021-00435-6 · 2021 · External reference
Cholesterol depletion disrupts caveolae and insulin receptor signaling for metabolic control via insulin receptor substrate-1, but not for mitogen-activated protein kinase control
10.1074/jbc.m007454200 · 2001 · External reference
Mechanisms involved in cholesterol-induced neuronal insulin resistance
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.05.013 · 2009 · External reference
Demonstrated brain insulin resistance in Alzheimer's disease patients is associated with IGF-1 resistance, IRS-1 dysregulation, and cognitive decline
10.1172/jci59903 · 2012 · External reference
Mitochondria and mitochondrial cascades in Alzheimer's disease
10.3233/jad-170585 · 2018 · External reference
Oxidative stress, dysfunctional glucose metabolism and Alzheimer disease
10.1038/s41583-019-0132-6 · 2019 · External reference
Functional brain abnormalities in young adults at genetic risk for late-onset Alzheimer's dementia
10.1073/pnas.2635903100 · 2004 · External reference
Regional variability of imaging biomarkers in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease
10.1073/pnas.1317918110 · 2013 · External reference
10.3389/fnagi.2018.00425
10.3389/fnagi.2018.00425 · 2018 · External reference
Brain laterality evaluated by F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography in autism spectrum disorders
10.3389/fnmol.2022.901016 · 2022 · External reference
Brain fuel metabolism, aging, and Alzheimer's disease
10.1016/j.nut.2010.07.021 · 2011 · External reference
Glycolytic metabolism, brain resilience, and Alzheimer's disease
10.3389/fnins.2021.662242 · 2021 · External reference
Pathophysiologic similarities between autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer's disease: therapeutic possibilities
10.3389/fnins.2025.1737007 · 2025 · External reference
Vascular contributions to Alzheimer's disease
10.1016/j.trsl.2022.12.003 · 2023 · External reference
Neuronal glucose transporter isoform 3 deficient mice demonstrate features of autism spectrum disorders
10.1038/mp.2009.51 · 2010 · External reference
Terazosin drives sex-dependent adrenergic–bioenergetic reprogramming to restore network function in Alzheimer's disease
10.64898/2026.04.02.716175 · 2026 · External reference
Early onset Alzheimer's disease and oxidative stress
10.1155/2014/375968 · 2014 · External reference
Mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: role in pathogenesis and novel therapeutic opportunities
10.1111/bph.14585 · 2019 · External reference
Cholinergic modulation of microglial activation by alpha 7 nicotinic receptors
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The alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor as a pharmacological target for inflammation
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Brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: native subtypes and their relevance
10.1016/j.tips.2006.07.004 · 2006 · External reference
Rodent habenulo-interpeduncular pathway expresses a large variety of uncommon nAChR subtypes, but only the α3β4 and α3β3β4 subtypes mediate acetylcholine release
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Role of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in Alzheimer's disease pathology and treatment
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.11.018 · 2015 · External reference
Homomeric and heteromeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in health and some central nervous system diseases
10.3390/membranes11090664 · 2021 · External reference
Structural basis of human α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activation
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10.1016/j.nbd.2025.107122 · 2025 · External reference
Structural basis for lipid modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function
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Mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: from structure to function
10.1152/physrev.00015.2008 · 2009 · External reference
Sphingolipid/cholesterol regulation of neurotransmitter receptor conformation and function
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10.3389/fimmu.2019.01063 · 2019 · External reference
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10.1007/s11011-023-01167-w · 2023 · External reference
Positive Allosteric modulators of alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor for the treatment of several central nervous system diseases
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Autism and α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: new pharmacological and herbal interventions
10.1186/s43094-025-00843-1 · 2025 · External reference
Therapeutic targeting of the α7 nicotinic receptor: challenges and prospects for cognitive improvement in Alzheimer's and schizophrenia
10.1111/bcpt.70061 · 2025 · External reference
Endogenous fructose production: what do we know and how relevant is it?
10.1097/mco.0000000000000573 · 2019 · External reference
Oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes: the case for future pediatric redoxomics studies
10.3390/antiox11071336 · 2022 · External reference
Metformin in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease related dementias
10.14283/jpad.2023.113 · 2023 · External reference
Semaglutide ameliorates cognition and glucose metabolism dysfunction in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer's disease via the GLP-1R/SIRT1/GLUT4 pathway
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2023.109716 · 2023 · External reference
A multimodal precision-prevention approach combining lifestyle intervention with metformin repurposing to prevent cognitive impairment and disability: the MET-FINGER randomised controlled trial protocol
10.1186/s13195-023-01355-x · 2024 · External reference
Aldose reductase as a key target in the prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy: a comprehensive review
10.3390/biomedicines12040747 · 2024 · External reference
Synapse-associated neuropathological markers in Alzheimer disease
10.1093/brain/awag117 · 2026 · External reference
Structure and function meet at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-lipid interface
10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106729 · 2023 · External reference