Gain or Loss of Function—Time to Shake up Assumptions on γ-Secretase in Alzheimer Disease?
Aβ40 levels whereas only some drove up Aβ42. Kumar-Singh et al. also found that loss of Ab40 correlated
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Aβ40 levels whereas only some drove up Aβ42. Kumar-Singh et al. also found that loss of Ab40 correlated
dying in droves in an environment of gliosis (Saura et al., 2004). These mice have no amyloid, but they
genetic burden has as yet been described (Oddo et al., 2003). The triple transgenic mouse strain confirmed
On Monday, 27 October 2008, a live Webinar was held by Alzheimer’s research leaders on a national action plan to accelerate discoveries of treatments to prevent dementia. The plan will be presented to the 111th U.S. Congress in March 2009. Presentations w
On 15 June 2009, we hosted a Webinar discussion with slide presentations by Ian McKeith at Newcastle University, UK, James Leverenz at University of Washington, Seattle, James Galvin, Washington University, St. Louis, Brit Mollenhauer of Paracelsus-Elena
in the brains of wild-type mice infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae (Little et al., 2004). More
(Aloyz et al., 1998; Ashkenazi et al., 1998). Death domain sequences vary slightly between receptors, but
Alois Alzheimer made a major breakthrough when he discovered senile plaques in the brains of dementia patients, and his work ultimately led to the discovery of amyloid-β and to the amyloid cascade hypothesis. But that cascade is only part of a much bigger
1998 May 11;3:a27-31. Abstract. 3. Chen M. The Alzheimer's plaques, tangles and memory deficits
activity was attributable to a 110 kDa protease that was later shown to be IDE (Qiu et al., 1998
can also cause disease characteristics or phenotypes (Collinge et al., 2007). But are prions truly
Lin et al., 2001. We have shown that exposure to toxic injuries, such as free radicals, leads to
questionnaire to probe cognitive function, and was whittled down to a final eight items (Galvin et al., 2005).
experiment (Wolfe, et al.) are provocative, but they do not conclusively show whether the presenilins are
August 8-9, 1998. Amyloid: Int J Exp Clin Invest 6, 63-66. View PubMed record.. Q. Is the failure by the
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