User profiles for Norbert Zilka

Norbert Zilka

asociovaný profesor na Neuroimunologickom ústave SAV
Verified email at savba.sk
Cited by 4509

[HTML][HTML] A walk through tau therapeutic strategies

…, B Malawska, R De Silva, L Buee, N Zilka - Acta neuropathologica …, 2019 - Springer
Tau neuronal and glial pathologies drive the clinical presentation of Alzheimer’s disease
and related human tauopathies. There is a growing body of evidence indicating that …

[HTML][HTML] Who fans the flames of Alzheimer's disease brains? Misfolded tau on the crossroad of neurodegenerative and inflammatory pathways

N Zilka, Z Kazmerova, S Jadhav, P Neradil… - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Neurodegeneration, induced by misfolded tau protein, and neuroinflammation, driven by
glial cells, represent the salient features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related human …

[HTML][HTML] Does modulation of tau hyperphosphorylation represent a reasonable therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease? From preclinical studies to the clinical …

…, T Smolek, I Hassan, F Liu, K Iqbal, N Zilka… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Protein kinases (PKs) have emerged as one of the most intensively investigated drug
targets in current pharmacological research, with indications ranging from oncology to …

Safety and immunogenicity of the tau vaccine AADvac1 in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial

P Novak, R Schmidt, E Kontsekova, N Zilka… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Neurofibrillary pathology composed of tau protein is a main correlate of cognitive
impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Immunotherapy targeting pathological tau …

[HTML][HTML] Truncated tau from sporadic Alzheimer's disease suffices to drive neurofibrillary degeneration in vivo

N Zilka, P Filipcik, P Koson, L Fialova, R Skrabana… - FEBS letters, 2006 - Elsevier
Truncated tau protein is the characteristic feature of human sporadic Alzheimer’s disease.
We have identified truncated tau proteins conformationally different from normal healthy tau. …

Carbonic anhydrase IX reduces E-cadherin-mediated adhesion of MDCK cells via interaction with β-catenin

E Švastová, N Žilka, M Zat'ovičová… - Experimental cell …, 2003 - Elsevier
Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) is a cancer-associated transmembrane isoform of zinc
metalloenzymes that catalyse interconversion between carbon dioxide and bicarbonate. CA IX is …

[HTML][HTML] First-in-man tau vaccine targeting structural determinants essential for pathological tau–tau interaction reduces tau oligomerisation and neurofibrillary …

E Kontsekova, N Zilka, B Kovacech, P Novak… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction We have identified structural determinants on tau protein that are essential for
pathological tau–tau interaction in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). These regulatory domains, …

ADAMANT: a placebo-controlled randomized phase 2 study of AADvac1, an active immunotherapy against pathological tau in Alzheimer's disease

…, D Tosun, M Ondrus, B Winblad, M Novak, N Zilka - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology is partly characterized by accumulation of aberrant forms
of tau protein. Here we report the results of ADAMANT, a 24-month double-blinded, parallel…

Assessment of severity and progression of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome using the CAnine DEmentia Scale (CADES)

…, P Novak, T Weissova, M Novak, N Zilka - Applied Animal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) represents a group of symptoms related to the aging
of the canine brain. These changes ultimately lead to a decline of memory function and …

Rat tau proteome consists of six tau isoforms: implication for animal models of human tauopathies

J Hanes, N Zilka, M Bartkova… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Human brain encompasses six tau isoforms, containing either three (3R) or four (4R) repeat
domains, all of which participate in the pathogenesis of human tauopathies. To investigate …