Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) at gamma frequency: an up-and-coming tool to modify the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Autor: Maria Luisa De Paolis, Ilaria Paoletti, Claudio Zaccone, Fioravante Capone, Marcello D’Amelio, Paraskevi Krashia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Translational Neurodegeneration, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-34 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-9158
DOI: 10.1186/s40035-024-00423-y
Popis: Abstract The last decades have witnessed huge efforts devoted to deciphering the pathological mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and to testing new drugs, with the recent FDA approval of two anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies for AD treatment. Beyond these drug-based experimentations, a number of pre-clinical and clinical trials are exploring the benefits of alternative treatments, such as non-invasive stimulation techniques on AD neuropathology and symptoms. Among the different non-invasive brain stimulation approaches, transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is gaining particular attention due to its ability to externally control gamma oscillations. Here, we outline the current knowledge concerning the clinical efficacy, safety, ease-of-use and cost-effectiveness of tACS on early and advanced AD, applied specifically at 40 Hz frequency, and also summarise pre-clinical results on validated models of AD and ongoing patient-centred trials.
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