| Literature DB >> 28483344 |
Lary C Walker1, Mathias Jucker2.
Abstract
Like many humans, non-human primates deposit copious misfolded Aβ protein in the brain as they age. Nevertheless, the complete behavioral and pathologic phenotype of Alzheimer's disease, including Aβ plaques, neurofibrillary (tau) tangles, and dementia, has not yet been identified in a non-human species. Recent research suggests that the crucial link between Aβ aggregation and tauopathy is somehow disengaged in aged monkeys. Understanding why Alzheimer's disease fails to develop in species that are biologically proximal to humans could disclose new therapeutic targets in the chain of events leading to neurodegeneration and dementia.Entities:
Keywords: Aβ; aging; amyloid; dementia; neurodegeneration; non-human primate; prion; proteopathy; seeding; tau
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28483344 PMCID: PMC5521004 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2017.04.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Mol Med ISSN: 1471-4914 Impact factor: 11.951