(AD). The tendency of the Aβ peptide to aggregate, its reported neurotoxicity, and genetic
linkage studies, have led to a hypothesis of AD pathogenesis that many AD researchers
term the amyloid cascade hypothesis. In this hypothesis, an increased production of Aβ
results in neurodegeneration and ultimately dementia through a cascade of events. In the
past 15 years, debate amongst AD researchers has arisen as to whether Aβ is a cause or an …