Alzheimer's disease as an inflammatory disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by the formation of amyloid-β plaques, aggregated and hyperphosphorylated tau protein, activated microglia and neuronal cell death, ultimately leading to progressive dementia. In this short review, we focus on neuroinflamma...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Bolós, Marta, Perea, Juan Ramón, Ávila, Jesús
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/253665
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/253665
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Alzheimer’s disease
Beta amyloid peptide
(Aβ)
Inflammation
Microglia
Tau.
Descrição
Resumo:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by the formation of amyloid-β plaques, aggregated and hyperphosphorylated tau protein, activated microglia and neuronal cell death, ultimately leading to progressive dementia. In this short review, we focus on neuroinflammation in AD. Specifically, we describe the participation of microglia, as well as other factors that may contribute to inflammation, in neurodegeneration.