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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an environmental risk factor for developing Alzheimer disease. This may be due, in part, to changes associated with beta-amyloid (Abeta) plaque formation, which can occur within hours after injury, regardless of the patient's age. In addition to being precursors of toxic fibrils that deposit into plaques, soluble (nonfibrillar) Abeta peptides are posited to disrupt synaptic function and are associated with cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease. Changes in soluble Abeta levels and their relationship to Abeta plaque formation following TBI are unknown.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0003-9942
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
541-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of increased cortical soluble abeta42 levels with diffuse plaques after severe brain injury in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, 3471 Fifth Ave, Suite 811, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. dekoskyst@upmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural