ReviewToxics2024
The Role of Copper in Alzheimer's Disease Etiopathogenesis: An Updated Systematic Review.
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- Trace Elements Dyshomeostasis and Toxic Metals Neurotoxicity in Neurodegenerative Diseases.Biological trace element research · 2026Review
- The Association Between Serum Copper Levels and Proteomics in Mild Cognitive Impairment.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Amyloid beta 42 disrupts cardiac function in Alzheimer's disease mice via SLC31A1 upregulation-mediated cuproptosis.Basic research in cardiology · 2026Article
- Immunohistochemical Markers of Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Instability in Human Brain Regions: A Study of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- From General-Purpose to Disease-Specific Features: Aligning LLM Embeddings on a Disease-Specific Biomedical Knowledge Graph for Drug Repurposing.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Rational Green Synthesis of Eu MOF for Ratiometric Fluorescence Sensing CuJournal of fluorescence · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a New Methylimidazole-Containing Thiosemicarbazone as a CuChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- From cooperation to collapse: the diet-microbiota-host gene triad in disease and aging.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2026Review
- Novel Copper Chelators Enhance Spatial Memory and Biochemical Outcomes in Alzheimer's Disease Model.ACS chemical neuroscience · 2025Article
- Ceruloplasmin and Ferritin Changes in Ocular Fluids from Patients with Vitreoretinal Diseases: Relation with Neuroinflammation and Drusen Formation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The emerging role of cuproptosis in spinal cord injury.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Exposure to Cadmium and Other Trace Elements Among Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment.Toxics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly. Although the etiology of AD is unknow, an increase in amyloid precursor protein (APP) leads to the toxic aggregation of Aβ plaques. Several factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, hormonal changes, and metal exposure, could increase the risk of developing AD. In this review, we will examine the role of copper (Cu) in the pathophysiology of AD, as well as the mechanisms involved in neurotoxicity and cognitive decline.
methodsThis review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. We performed a comprehensive literature analysis over the last ten years on AD and Cu. Only late-onset Alzheimer's disease was considered; only studies on elderly people of both sexes were included.
resultsA total of seven articles were picked for this review, three studies focused on non-ceruloplasmin-bound Copper (non-Cp-Cu) and four on ceruloplasmin-bound Copper (Cp-Cu). The results showed higher Cu concentrations in patients compared to healthy controls.
conclusionsElevated concentrations of Cu may contribute to the progression of AD, potentially interacting with ATP7B mutations, oxidative stress (OS), and amyloid-β plaques. Future research is needed to provide more robust evidence and better characterize the relationship between AD and Cu.
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