Insights on the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease: the crosstalk between amyloid pathology, neuroinflammation and the peripheral immune system

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, whose prevalence is growing along with the increased life expectancy. Although the accumulation and deposition of amyloid beta (Aß) peptides in the brain is viewed as one of the pathological hallmarks of AD and underlies, at least in...

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Main Author: Mesquita, Sandro Gabriel Ferreira Dá (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Ana Catarina (author), Sousa, João Carlos (author), Neves, Margarida Correia (author), Sousa, Nuno (author), Marques, Fernanda (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
Aging
Amyloid beta
Cognition
Blood-brain barrier
Choroid plexus
Cerebrospinal fluid
Glial cells
Neurons
Cytokines
Neuroinflammation
Immune system
Ciências Médicas::Medicina Básica
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44853
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/44853

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44853

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