ReviewBiomolecules2021
Prion Diseases: A Unique Transmissible Agent or a Model for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
Review in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: An Integrated Review of Prion Mechanisms, Neuroanatomy, and Control.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Diagnostic Value, Limitations, and Future Multi-Omics Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Discovering, Integrating, and Reinterpreting the Molecular Logic of Life: From Classical Theories of Heredity to an Extended Functional Perspective on the Central Dogma.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Exogenous prion-like proteins and their potential to trigger cognitive dysfunction.Molecular systems biology · 2025Article
- Modulatory Effects ofAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Iatrogenic Dementia: Providing Insight into Transmissible Subtype of Alzheimer's Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Iatrogenic cerebral proteinopathies-The dawn of transmissible neurodegeneration? The example of cerebral amyloid angiopathy.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Degradation and/or Dissociation of Neurodegenerative Disease-Related Factor Amyloid-β by a Suspension Containing Calcium Hydrogen Carbonate Mesoscopic Crystals.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Unraveling the Genetic Landscape of Neurological Disorders: Insights into Pathogenesis, Techniques for Variant Identification, and Therapeutic Approaches.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Colonoscopy and Subsequent Risk of Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Article
- Multiple Metabolites Derived from Mushrooms and Their Beneficial Effect on Alzheimer's Diseases.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Prion Protein: The Molecule of Many Forms and Faces.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- What is the role of lipids in prion conversion and disease?Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Review
- The Origins of the Protein Spread in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2021Article
- Is Multiple System Atrophy a Prion-like Disorder?International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Green Tea Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) Targeting Protein Misfolding in Drug Discovery for Neurodegenerative Diseases.Biomolecules · 2021Review
- Unwanted Exacerbation of the Immune Response in Neurodegenerative Disease: A Time to Review the Impact.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2021Review
- Understanding Intra-Species and Inter-Species Prion Conversion and Zoonotic Potential Using Protein Misfolding Cyclic Amplification.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Review
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Abstract
The accumulation and propagation in the brain of misfolded proteins is a pathological hallmark shared by many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (Aβ and tau), Parkinson's disease (α-synuclein), and prion disease (prion protein). Currently, there is no epidemiological evidence to suggest that neurodegenerative disorders are infectious, apart from prion diseases. However, there is an increasing body of evidence from experimental models to suggest that other pathogenic proteins such as Aβ and tau can propagate in vivo and in vitro in a prion-like mechanism, inducing the formation of misfolded protein aggregates such as amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Such similarities have raised concerns that misfolded proteins, other than the prion protein, could potentially transmit from person-to-person as rare events after lengthy incubation periods. Such concerns have been heightened following a number of recent reports of the possible inadvertent transmission of Aβ pathology via medical and surgical procedures. This review will provide a historical perspective on the unique transmissible nature of prion diseases, examining their impact on public health and the ongoing concerns raised by this rare group of disorders. Additionally, this review will provide an insight into current evidence supporting the potential transmissibility of other pathogenic proteins associated with more common neurodegenerative disorders and the potential implications for public health.
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