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Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related, neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive impairment with memory loss, extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides aggregation, and intracellular hyper-phosphorylated tau neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) accumulation. Although the 5-lipoxygenase (5LO) protein enzyme is well known as an important modulators of oxidation and inflammation, recent work has highlighted the new hypothesis that this pathway may play a direct role in AD pathogenesis. In this review article, we will discuss how the 5LO via the γ-secretase influences Aβ peptides formation, and other molecular pathologies including neuroinflammation, synaptic integrity, and cognitive functions, and provide an assessment of how targeting this protein could lead to novel therapeutics for AD and other related neurodegenerative disorders.Entities:
Keywords: 5-lipoxygenase; Alzheimer’s disease; Amyloid beta; γ-Secretase; γ-Secretase activating protein
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27005438 PMCID: PMC5028246 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2016.03.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res Bull ISSN: 0361-9230 Impact factor: 4.077