Synaptic loss is the major neurobiological substrate of cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Synaptic failure is an early event in the pathogenesis that is clearly detectable …
L Munoz, AJ Ammit - Neuropharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence indicates that p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) could play more than one role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology and that patients …
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with interrelated molecular, physiological, anatomical …
MK Desai, MA Mastrangelo, DA Ryan, KL Sudol… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The detection of myelin disruptions in Alzheimer's disease (AD)–affected brain raises the possibility that oligodendrocytes undergo pathophysiological assault over the protracted …
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive, age-dependent degeneration of neurons in the central nervous system. A large body of evidence indicates that neurons …
E Mandelkow, M Von Bergen, J Biernat… - Brain …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Tau, a major microtubule‐associated protein in brain, forms abnormal fibers in Alzheimer's disease and several other neurodegenerative diseases. Tau is highly soluble and adopts a …
S Saxena, P Caroni - Progress in neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Axon degeneration is an active, tightly controlled and versatile process of axon segment self- destruction. Although not involving cell death, it resembles apoptosis in its logics. It involves …
PJ Crouch, SME Harding, AR White… - The international journal …, 2008 - Elsevier
Development of a comprehensive therapeutic treatment for the neurodegenerative Alzheimer's disease (AD) is limited by our understanding of the underlying biochemical …
The pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid plaques (aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ)) and neurofibrillary tangles (aggregates of tau) and is accompanied by …