Alzheimer's disease results from
the deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain.
Given the lack of definitive AD biomarkers in humans, transgenic animal models of the amyloid pathology continue to be valuable tools to examine molecular changes preceding
the deposition of amyloid plaques and associated pathology (i.e. late inflammation, neuritic dystrophy, etc.).
However, it is widely accepted that before the overt
deposition of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, the accumulation of amyloid - β (Aβ) peptides is one of the first steps in the series of pathogenic changes that lead to neurodegeneration and dementia [5, 6].
Not exact matches
High levels
of «good» cholesterol and low levels
of «bad» cholesterol are correlated with lower levels
of the
amyloid plaque deposition in the brain that is a hallmark
of Alzheimer's disease, in a pattern that mirrors the relationship between good and bad cholesterol in cardiovascular disease, UC Davis researchers have found.
«This study has allowed us to sort out, in mice, which effects
of the different types
of APOE were most important to variation in
amyloid plaque deposition,» says Eloise Hudry, PhD,
of MGH - MIND, lead author
of the Science Translational Medicine report.
The main hypothesis on the cause
of Alzheimer's involves
amyloid deposition, the buildup
of plaques in the brain that impair neurological function; most biomedical efforts to tackle the disease have focused on this issue.
This is the proposal that
deposition of amyloid - beta, a major protein ingredient
of the
plaques that accumulate in the brains
of Alzheimerâ $ ™ s patients, is a central event in the pathology
of the disease.
Dendritic Spine Density, Morphology, and Fibrillar Actin Content Surrounding
Amyloid -[beta]
Plaques in a Mouse Model
of Amyloid -[beta]
Deposition.
The early intraneuronal pathology was accompanied by a significant elevation
of soluble Aβ42 peptides that paralleled the presence and progression
of early cognitive deficits, several months prior to
amyloid plaque deposition.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by
deposition of amyloid - β (Aβ)
plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, accompanied by synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration.
This technique allowed the detection
of C - terminally truncated peptides, including Aβ38, Aβ39, Aβ40 and Aβ42 species, as early as 3 months
of age; a time point which precedes
amyloid plaque deposition by several months (4 — 6 months).
These results support the
amyloid cascade
of tau phosphorylation in AD regarding phosphorylation
of tau dependent on beta -
amyloid deposition in neuritic
plaques, but not
of tau in neurofibrillary tangles and threads.
Immunizing transgenic PDAPP mice, which overexpress mutant APP and develop beta -
amyloid deposition resembling
plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD), results in a decrease
of amyloid burden when compared with non-treated transgenic animals.
BACKGROUND: AD is characterized by cerebral
deposition of beta -
amyloid plaques with
amyloid beta - peptide (Abeta) 42 as the major peptide constituent, along with neurofibrillary tangles and neuronal loss.
High Vitamin C supplementation reduces
amyloid plaque deposition (cause
of AD), blood brain barrier disruptions and mitochondrial dysfunction in the brains.
Other studies have shown that dogs affected by this syndrome show
deposition of amyloid (a protein) in their brains in patterns very similar to the
amyloid plaques found in the brains
of human Alzheimer's patients.
Other studies have shown that dogs affected by this syndrome show
deposition of a protein called
amyloid in their brains in patterns similar to the
amyloid plaques found in the brains
of humans with Alzheimer's disease.