Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases is an open access multidisciplinary journal, focusing on innovative research advances in the cellular molecular mechanisms underlying ageing process age-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc., therapeutic interventions this field.

For decades, abnormalities in ceruloplasmin (Cp) synthesis have been associated with neurodegenerative disease. From the early observation that low circulating serum ceruloplasmin levels served as a marker for Wilson's disease to the recent characterization of a neurodegenerative disorder associated with a complete lack of serum ceruloplasmin, the link between Cp and neuropathology has strength...

As the average life expectancy has been extended by the current state-of-art medical technologies, the elderly population is increasing rapidly. The world is now facing the ‘ageing era’, which comes with social issues like neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases are progressive neurological disorders highly linked to brain injuries from which there is no recovery. Selective neuro...

the aberrant assembly of proteins into fibrillar aggregates is accused to be the primary cause of pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. but the structural determinants of protein fibrils that are responsible for cell dysfunction are not yet clear. in the current study, cell culture, spectroscopic techniques as well as theoretical and structural investigations were used to determine the ab...

Oral levodopa remains the most effective symptomatic drug for Parkinson’s disease (PD); however, its long-term use is limited by the emergence of motor fluctuations and involuntary movements, particularly in young-onset patients. A growing number of pre-clinical and clinical studies suggest that non-physiological pulsatile stimulation of striatal dopamine (DA) receptors induced by the use of sh...

Aquatherapy is used for rehabilitation and exercise; water provides a challenging, yet safe exercise environment for many special populations. We have reviewed the use of aquatherapy programs in four neurodegenerative disorders: Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease. Results support the use of aquatherapy in Parkinson's disease and mult...

The efficacy, cellular uptake and specific transport of drugs and/or imaging agents to target organs, tissues and cells are common issues in the diagnosis and treatment of different disorders. In the case of neurodegenerative diseases, they represent complex problems, since brain targeting remains a still unsolved challenge in pharmacology, due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier, a tigh...

Many studies indicate that oxidative stress is involved in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Oxidative stress can induce neuronal damages, modulate intracellular signaling and ultimately leads to neuronal death by apoptosis or necrosis. To review antioxidants preventive effects on oxidative stress and neurodegenerative diseases we accumulated data from internatio...

jections) or as an opportunity—a delay in the onset of these conditions by, say, 5-10 years would dramatically reduce their incidence and therefore costs. Individuals have realised that if they are lucky enough to side step or survive cancer and vascular disease the next threat is neurodegeneration in its various guises. But have governments realised this? Secondary postponement of disability i...

To the Editor: Guerreiro et al.1 and Jonsson et al.2 (Jan. 10 issue) report an association between the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs75932628 in the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) (predicting an R47H substitution) and Alzheimer’s disease in persons of European ancestry. We and other members of the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium assem...