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Elena Popugaeva1, Olga L Vlasova1, Ilya Bezprozvanny1,2.
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily compromises memory formation and storage. Several hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis of AD have been proposed; however, no cure is available to date. Here we describe the calcium hypothesis of AD, which is gaining popularity. We present data supporting this hypothesis and focus on a recently discovered calcium-signaling pathway that is dysregulated in AD and propose targets for the development of disease-modifying therapies.Entities:
Keywords: Alzheimer disease; Ca2+ signaling; mushroom spine; neuronal store-operated Ca2+ channels; synapse
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26477700 PMCID: PMC5558533 DOI: 10.2217/nmt.15.36
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurodegener Dis Manag ISSN: 1758-2024