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16101556

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
The characteristic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia in the elderly, include senile plaques, mainly composed of beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptide, neurofibrillary tangles and selective synaptic and neuronal loss in brain regions involved in learning and memory. Genetic studies, together with the demonstration of Abeta neurotoxicity, led to the development of the amyloid cascade hypothesis to explain the AD-associated neurodegenerative process. However, a modified version of this hypothesis has emerged, the Abeta cascade hypothesis, which takes into account the fact that soluble oligomeric forms and protofibrils of Abeta and its intraneuronal accumulation also play a key role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Recent evidence posit that synaptic dysfunction triggered by non fibrillar Abeta species is an early event involved in memory decline in AD. The current understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for impaired synaptic function and cognitive deficits is outlined in this review, focusing on oxidative stress and disturbed metal ion homeostasis, Ca(2+) dysregulation, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum dysfunction, cholesterol dyshomeostasis and impaired neurotransmission. The activation of apoptotic cell death as a mechanism of neuronal loss in AD, and the prominent role of neuroinflammation in this neurodegenerative disorder, are also reviewed herein. Furthermore, we will focus on the more relevant therapeutical strategies currently used, namely those involving antioxidants, drugs for neurotransmission improvement, hormonal replacement, gamma- and beta- secretase inhibitors, Abeta clearance agents (Abeta immunization, disruption of Abeta fibrils, modulation of the cholesterol-mediated Abeta transport), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), microtubules stabilizing drugs and kinase inhibitors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1568-007X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
383-403
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Alzheimer's disease-associated neurotoxic mechanisms and neuroprotective strategies.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal. catarina@cnc.cj.uc.pt
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review