| Literature DB >> 17889422 |
Meng Li1, Liying Chen, Daniel Hong Seng Lee, Long-Chuan Yu, Yan Zhang.
Abstract
Extracellular amyloid beta (Abeta) that confers neurotoxicity and modulates synaptic plasticity and memory function has been central to the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Like many other misfolded proteins identified in neurodegenerative disorders, Abeta also accumulates inside the AD neurons. This intracellular Abeta affects a variety of cellular physiology from protein degradation, axonal transport, autophagy to apoptosis, further documenting the role of Abeta in AD. Therapeutics targeting intracellular Abeta could be effective treatment for AD.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17889422 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2007.08.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prog Neurobiol ISSN: 0301-0082 Impact factor: 11.685