ReviewJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2020
Is Alzheimer's Disease a Liver Disease of the Brain?
Review in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of chronic liver disease with cognition and brain volumes in two randomized controlled trial populations.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2022Trial
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- Hepatic-targeted low-intensity pulsed ultrasound attenuates cerebral amyloidosis via upregulating insulin-degrading enzyme.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Article
- The TREM2 R47H variant is associated with liver-plasma-brain axis dyshomeostasis in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.Neurobiology of aging · 2026Article
- Vitamin a modulates neurogenesis-associated pathways and cholinergic signaling in Alzheimer's disease: potential role of reactive astrocytes via NGN2/SOX-11 and SIRT-1.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Brain and Liver Dual-Targeting Oridonin Nanoparticles to Enhance Aβ Clearance for Alzheimer's Disease Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Imatinib and Nilotinib in a Streptozotocin-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease : Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory, and Cognitive Outcomes.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2026Article
- Deciphering casual association between brain structure and liver cirrhosis: Insights from Mendelian randomization.Medicine · 2026Article
- Body-Wide Glycolytic Shift, Oxidative Stress, and Sex-Specific Effect of Caloric Restriction in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Lean Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Dementia Risk: A High-Risk Phenotype beyond Body Mass Index.Gut and liver · 2026Article
- The Influence of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Body Mass Index on the Incidence of Alzheimer Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Gut and liver · 2026Article
- Medium-chain triglycerides improve cognition and systemic metabolism in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Interactions with polygenic background impact quantitative traits in the UK Biobank.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Mapping the circulating proteome across neurodegeneration: A harmonized, consortium-scale framework for uncovering molecular pathophysiology.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Liver dysfunction triggers early Alzheimer's pathology in an adult rat model of chronic liver disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Plasma proteomic Alzheimer's risk score: Biological age clock and pseudotime trajectory.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Liver, ageing and disease.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2025Review
- Genetic Correlations and Causalities between Alzheimer's Disease and 35 Biomarkers in Blood and Urine.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
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- Genetic Correlates of Presenile Dementia and Cognitive Decline in the Armenian Population Following COVID-19: A Case-Control Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Clinical specialization is not only a force for progress, but it has also led to the fragmentation of medical knowledge. The focus of research in the field of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is neurobiology, while hepatologists focus on liver diseases and lipid specialists on atherosclerosis. This article on AD focuses on the role of the liver and lipid homeostasis in the development of AD. Amyloid-β (Aβ) deposits accumulate as plaques in the brain of an AD patient long before cognitive decline is evident. Aβ generation is a normal physiological process; the steady-state level of Aβ in the brain is determined by balance between Aβ production and its clearance. We present evidence suggesting that the liver is the origin of brain Aβ deposits and that it is involved in peripheral clearance of circulating Aβ in the blood. Hence the liver could be targeted to decrease Aβ production or increase peripheral clearance.
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