Amyloid-beta plaques
12 papers9 findings
- Humans2
- Animals9
Interventions
3Skeletal muscle-derived extracellular vesicles
downin mice1
1 study
Skeletal muscle-derived extracellular vesicles
downin mice1
Skeletal muscle-derived extracellular vesicles decrease amyloid-beta plaques in mice.
“exercise-induced SKM-EVs induce polarization of disease-associated microglia and enhance the clearance of amyloid-beta plaques”
Animalsin Alzheimer's disease mice
Nature aging2 Mar 2026
Cadmium
upin mice1
1 study
Cadmium
upin mice1
Cadmium increases amyloid-beta plaques in mice.
“Cd and Pb both can accelerate the pace of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaque formation and the decline of cognitive functions in 5xFAD mice.”
Animals5xFAD micebrain0.002%6 weeks
Cadmium exposure accelerates cognitive deficits and Alzheimer's disease progression in 5xFAD mice
AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025
Haeepgp
downin mice1
1 study
Haeepgp
downin mice1
Haeepgp decreases amyloid-beta plaques in mice.
“reduced the amount of Aβ plaques and behavioral decline in 5xFAD mice.”
Animalsin 5xFAD mice
HAEEPGP Peptide Efficiently Prevents Alzheimer's Disease Pathology in Vivo
AAIC 2025 abstract23 Dec 2025
Upstream
2APP
upin mice1
1 study
APP
upin mice1
APP increases amyloid-beta plaques in mice.
“Amyloid plaques are first detected in cortical regions at 4 months of age and accumulate up to about 12 months.”
Animalscortex
AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025
PPT1
upin mice1
1 study
PPT1
upin mice1
PPT1 increases amyloid-beta plaques in mice.
“Heterozygosity of PPT1 increases Ab plaques, insoluble Ab40 and Ab42 levels, and decreases the life span of 5xFAD mice.”
Animalsin 5xFAD mice
Heterozygosity of lysosomal enzyme genes and Alzheimer's disease
AAIC 2025 abstract23 Dec 2025
Associations
4White matter injury
upin mice1
1 study
White matter injury
upin mice1
Amyloid-beta plaques are associated with white matter injury in mice.
“In models of demyelination and disease, we identified regions of enhanced oligodendrocyte resilience and vulnerability and white matter injury near β-amyloid plaques”
Animalsbrain
Brain-wide mapping of oligodendrocyte organization, oligodendrogenesis, and myelin injury
Cell18 Feb 2026
Protein content
mixedin C. aethiops1
1 study
Protein content
mixedin C. aethiops1
Amyloid-beta plaques are associated with protein content in C. aethiops.
“Neurons adjacent to plaques, as compared to those distant to plaques, also showed differential expression of some proteins.”
Animalsparietal cortexn = 5
AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025
GFAP
upin C. aethiops1
1 study
GFAP
upin C. aethiops1
Amyloid-beta plaques are associated with GFAP in C. aethiops.
“Aβ plaques were associated with increased content of Ab‐42, Ab‐42, IBA1, GFAP, APP, and autophagy related proteins.”
Animalspresence of Aβ plaquesparietal cortexn = 5
AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025
IBA1
upin C. aethiops1
1 study
IBA1
upin C. aethiops1
Amyloid-beta plaques are associated with IBA1 in C. aethiops.
“Aβ plaques were associated with increased content of Ab‐42, Ab‐42, IBA1, GFAP, APP, and autophagy related proteins.”
Animalspresence of Aβ plaquesparietal cortexn = 5
AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025
Funding
1 grant since 2026National Institute on AgingUS$746.1k