Progress in Understanding the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Abstract

Abstract: Although thepathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is unclear, several hypotheses have been proposed, including the β-amyloid cascade theory, tau protein hypothesis, inflammation hypothesis and oxidative stress theory. This review summarized the widely-accepted new viewpoints on the pathogenesis of AD．

Key words: Alzheimer&, rsquo, S disease, pathogenesis, senile plaque, neurofibrillary tangle

CLC Number:

R964

XUE Xiao-yan, GUO Xiao-hua, LI-Min, LUO Huan-min. Progress in Understanding the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease[J]. ACTA NEUROPHARMACOLOGICA, 2011, 1(6): 37-47.

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