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Author : K. Beyreuther,Daniel M. Michaelson,Ûnîversîṭā George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:255339654
Author : Marie-Francoise Chesselet
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781592590063
With the unprecedented identification of new mutation mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases and the emergence of common mechanisms among diseases that were once considered unrelated, neurobiologists are poised for the development of new therapies based on high throughput screenings and a better understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration. In Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Marie-Francoise Chesselet, MD, PhD, and a panel of leading researchers and neurologists from industry and academia critically review the most recent advances from different yet complementary points of view. Focusing on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and CAG triplet repeat diseases, the authors show how studies of cellular and genetically engineered animal models have enhanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and may lead to the development of new therapeutics. Topics include the role of Ab toxicity, glial cells, and inflammation in Alzheimer's disease; the formation of abnormal protein fragments across several diseases, the impact of dopamine and mitochondrial dysfunction on neurodegeneration; and the potential of genetics to identify the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases. Authoritative and insightful, Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases synthesizes the novel ideas and concepts now emerging to create a fresh understanding of neurodegenerative disorders, one that promises to lead to powerful new therapies that prevent, delay the onset, slow the progression, or even cure these cruel diseases.
Author : Michael S. Wolfe
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128113059
The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Underlying Mechanisms presents the pathology, genetics, biochemistry and cell biology of the major human neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, frontotemporal dementia, ALS, Huntington’s, and prion diseases. Edited and authored by internationally recognized leaders in the field, the book's chapters explore their pathogenic commonalities and differences, also including discussions of animal models and prospects for therapeutics. Diseases are presented first, with common mechanisms later. Individual chapters discuss each major neurodegenerative disease, integrating this information to offer multiple molecular and cellular mechanisms that diseases may have in common. This book provides readers with a timely update on this rapidly advancing area of investigation, presenting an invaluable resource for researchers in the field. Covers the spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases and their complex genetic, pathological, biochemical and cellular features Focuses on leading hypotheses regarding the biochemical and cellular dysfunctions that cause neurodegeneration Details features, advantages and limitations of animal models, as well as prospects for therapeutic development Authored by internationally recognized leaders in the field Includes illustrations that help clarify and consolidate complex concepts
Author : Rudy Castellani,George Perry
Publisher : Biota Publishing
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781615046393
Alzheimer’s Disease is characterized pathologically by two principal hallmark lesions: the senile plaque and the neurofibrillary tangle. Since the identification of each over 100 years ago, the major protein components have been elucidated. This has led in turn to the elaboration of metabolic cascades involving amyloid-β production in the case of the senile plaque, and phosphorylated-tau protein in the case of the neurofibrillary tangle. The pathogenesis and histogenesis of each have been the source of extensive investigation and some controversy in recent years, as both cascades have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease, relied upon in the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s Disease at autopsy, and targeted for therapeutic intervention. With the accumulation of data and expansion of knowledge of the molecular biology of Alzheimer’s Disease, it appears that the enthusiasm for successful intervention has been premature. In this book, we detail the discovery and characterization of the major pathological lesions, their associated molecular biology, their relationship to clinical disease, and potential fundamental errors in understanding that may be leading scientific investigators in unintended directions.
Author : Sangram S. Sisodia,Rudolph E. Tanzi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780387351353
This book examines every major aspect of Alzheimer disease at a time when there has been no scholarly research volume on the subject published in the last 3-5 years. This edition includes expanded coverage of the cellular-level exploration of related dementing disorders, with in-depth presentation of prion diseases, Pick's disease, fronto-temporal disorders, transgenic models, and biochemistry of presenilins.
Author : David Dawbarn,Shelley J. Allen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191034589
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly; 450,000 people in the UK and 4.5 million people in the USA suffer with this disease. This 3rd edition of Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease gives a comprehensive and readable introduction to the disease, from molecular pathology to clinical practice. The book is intended for readers new to the field, and it also covers an extensive range of themes for those with in-depth knowledge of Alzheimer's disease. It will therefore act either as an introduction to the whole field of neurodegeneration or it will help experienced researchers to access the latest research in specialist topics. Each chapter is written by eminent scientists leading their fields in neuropathology, clinical practice and molecular neurobiology; appendices detail disease-associated proteins, their sequences, familial mutations and known structures. It will be essential reading for students interested in neurodegeneration and for researchers and clinicians, giving a coherent and cohesive approach to the whole area of research, and allowing access at different levels. For those in the pharmaceutical industry it describes the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and explains how current and potential therapeutics may work.
Author : J. Robin Harris,Falk Fahrenholz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387232263
To understand Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the major thrusts of present-day clinical research, strongly supported by more fimdamental cellular, biochemical, immunological and structural studies. It is these latter that receive attention within this book. This compilation of 20 chapters indicates the diversity of work currently in progress and summarizes the current state of knowledge. Experienced authors who are scientifically active in their fields of study have been selected as contributors to this book, in an attempt to present a reasonably complete survey of the field. Inevitably, some exciting topics for one reason or another have not been included, for which we can only apologize. Standardization of terminology is often a problem in science, not least in the Alzheimer field; editorial effort has been made to achieve standardization between the Chapters, but some minor yet acceptable personal / author variation is still present, i. e. P-amyloid/amyloid-P; Ap42/Apl-42/APi. 42! The book commences with a broad survey of the contribution that the range of available microscopical techniques has made to the study of Alzheimer's amyloid plaques and amyloid fibrillogenesis. This chapter also serves as an Introduction to the book, since several of the topics introduced here are expanded upon in later chapters. Also, it is significant to the presence of this chapter that the initial discovery of brain plaques, by Alois Alzheimer, utilized light microscopy, a technique that continues to be extremely valuable in present-day AD research.
Author : Fernando A. Oliveira
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781681087153
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the product of the slow and progressive degenerative alteration that develops in the adult brain and can remain asymptomatic for a considerable time before cognitive deficits becomes evident. The main challenge for researchers is to identify markers of this degenerative process, and, in this sense, data has been generated through experiments bringing to light new mechanisms and hypothesis to explain its pathophysiology. This book is a review of recent studies in AD molecular biology. Chapters explain various facets of AD, which include animal models, morphological changes, membrane composition, amyloidogenic peptides, intracellular transport systems, and the role of oxidative stress and calcium deregulation. Readers will understand the molecular mechanisms behind AD and therefore broaden their perspective on this neurodegenerative disease and its progression.
Author : Christian Haass
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203303610
Highlighting the latest and the most timely aspects of Alzheimer's disease research, this text will enable scientists in related research fields, as well as physicians working with Alzheimer's disease patients, to obtain a quick and complete overview of the current state of the art in one of the most exciting fields in neuroscience research. Leading scientists have contributed articles focusing on key developments in this field. This includes an overview about the pathology, the genetics of familial Alzheimer's disease, proteolytic generation and aggregation of amyloid -peptide, presenilins, risk factors such as ApoE, and transgenic animal models. Some of the latest developments in Alzheimer's disease research, including the effect of presenilin knock outs on amyloid -peptide generation, are also included.
Author : G. Casadesus
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781607507338
Animals have been used to model diseases or test new treatments since around 300 BC, and undoubtedly our ability to model disease in animals – including transgenic animals – has provided major breakthroughs in all fields of biomedical research. Due to their complexity and plurality of pathology and symptomatology, the study of neurodegenerative diseases relies heavily on animal models. These models have been developed in many species in the attempt to undercover the complex nature of the disease mechanisms involved. The ultimate goal is to test promising therapies and to manage, prevent or cure neurodegenerative disease. But because most animal models in this area do not reproduce the full phenotypical disease spectrum and the etiology and clinical presentation of neurodegenerative diseases differ from one patient to the next, the testing of these diseases in animal models often translates poorly to indices of efficacy when applied to the clinical population. Written by experts in the field with these advances and challenges in mind, this handbook provides an updated overview of the animal models being developed and used to study complex disease dynamics. The first part of the book presents an overview of animal models of various species and includes a review of new invertebrate animal models to study neurodegeneration. The second section presents the use of animal models to pinpoint disease mechanisms, and the last part of the handbook examines the various therapeutic interventions being used in models of neurodegenerative disease.
Author : Dennis Dickson,Roy O. Weller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781444341232
Most textbooks on neurodegenerative disorders have used a classification scheme based upon either clinical syndromes or anatomical distribution of the pathology. In contrast, this book looks to the future and uses a classification based upon molecular mechanisms, rather than clinical or anatomical boundaries. Major advances in molecular genetics and the application of biochemical and immunocytochemical techniques to neurodegenerative disorders have generated this new approach. Throughout most of the current volume, diseases are clustered according to the proteins that accumulate within cells (e.g. tau, α-synuclein and TDP-43) and in the extracellular compartments (e.g. β-amyloid and prion proteins) or according to a shared pathogenetic mechanism, such as trinucleotide repeats, that are a feature of specific genetic disorders. Chapters throughout the book conform to a standard lay-out for ease of access by the reader and are written by a panel of International Experts Since the first edition of this book, major advances have been made in the discovery of common molecular mechanisms between many neurodegenerative diseases most notably in the frontotemporal lobar degenerations (FTLD) and motor neuron disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This book will be essential reading for clinicians, neuropathologists and basic neuroscientists who require the firm up-to-date knowledge of mechanisms, diagnostic pathology and genetics of Neurodegenerative diseases that is required for progress in therapy and management.
Author : Gareth W. Roberts,Julia M. Polak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995-06-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521425581
This volume provides an introduction to the essential techniques required for studying the molecular biology of brain disease. The approaches and strategies for investigations of gene structure and regulation are described with reference to the molecular genetics of prion and Alzheimer's disease. The effects of aberrant gene regulation can also be examined at the protein level by immunocytochemistry and autoradiography. Improved understanding of basic biology has resulted in new approaches to animal models using transgenic techniques and new therapeutic approaches. The volume is structured to illustrate all these approaches and demonstrate the practice and promise of molecular neuropathology.
Author : Siegfried Hoyer,Dorothea Muller,Konstanze Plaschke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3709193516
Author : Khalid Iqbal,Bengt Winblad,Tsuyoshi Nishimura,Masatoshi Takeda,Henry M. Wisniewski
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997-05-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0471969648
The past 15 years have witnessed a remarkable increase in our knowledge of the neurobiology of Alzheimer?s disease, and as new findings occur, the need for sharing and evaluating the information becomes even more important. An indispensable and detailed volume, this book is a nucleus of the latest information, covering all aspects of the neurobiology of Alzheimer?s disease, its treatment and psychosocial aspects. Over the past two years, since the publication of the last volume, major advances have been made towards understanding the aetiology and the pathogenesis of this disease. These include the discoveries of the genes whose mutations associate with Alzheimer?s disease in familial cases; the mechanisms of neuronal degeneration and identification of specific steps in the neurodegenerative process that provide targets for therapeutic intervention. This volume also presents advances in the generation of cellular and animal models of ß-amyloid and tau pathology, the two hallmark lesions of Alzheimer?s disease. The chapters in this book are at the cutting edge of Alzheimer?s disease research and will be of enormous value not only to Alzheimer?s disease researchers, but also to neurobiologists, clinicians and caregivers.
Author : Siegfried Hoyer,D. Müller,K. Plaschke
Publisher : Springer Verlag
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Aging
ISBN : 0387825495
