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Title Molecular neurobiology of Alzheimer disease and related disorders / editors, Masatoshi Takeda, Toshihisa Tanaka, Ramón Cacabelos
Published Basel ; New York : Karger, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Contents Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Methods of Regulating Alzheimer Pathogenesis: Diet, Oxidative Damage and Inflammation -- The Amyloid Cascade in Alzheimer's Disease -- Inflammation, Oxidative Damage and Synapse Loss -- Protective Factors Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in Epidemiological Studies -- Nonsteroidal AntiOInflammatory Drugs -- Antioxidants -- Statins -- Dietary Fish and n-3 Fatty Acids -- Testing Epidemiological Risk Factors in Animal Models -- Amyloid Cascade Interventions -- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs -- Ibuprofen and Amyloid Reduction
Amyloid Cascade Interventions -- Antioxidants -- Amyloid Cascade Interventions -- Mechanism of Curcumin Inhibition of Beta-Amyloidosis -- Neurodegeneration in AD vs. APPsw Mice -- Fish Oil and n-3 Fatty Acids -- Conclusions -- References -- The RNA-Binding Protein Causes Aberrant Splicing of Presenilin- 2 Pre- mRNA in Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease -- Cell Types and Stress Conditions for the Production of PS2V -- PS2V Was Detected in Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease Brains and Caused Increases in the Production of ABeta -- HMGA1a Is a PS2 Pre-mRNA-Binding Factor
HMGA1a Binds to a Specific Sequence of PS2 Pre-mRNA -- The Expression of HMGA a Is Induced by Hypoxic Stimuli -- HMGA1a Colocalizes with an Authentic Splicing Factor under Hypoxic Conditions -- PS2V Is Produced by the Expression of HMGA1a -- Interference of U1 snRNP Binding to 5' Splice Site by HMGA1a -- Levels of HMGA a Protein in Brains of Patients with Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Alzheimer's Gama-Secretase Mechanism Produces Amyloid-Beta-Protein Like Peptides Simultaneously with Release of Intracellular
Intramembranous Endoproteolysis Is Essential for the Novel Signaling Paradigm -- Notch-1-beta and CD44-beta Peptides, A beta -Like Fragments, Are Physiologically Secreted -- Level of an Elongated A beta-Like Peptide as a Substitute for A beta May Reflect AD-Associated Pathological Impairment of ga -- It Is Worthwhile Studying Whether Secreted N beta Peptide Level Is Upregulated in Cells of Human Malignancies -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Pivotal Role of Neurofibrillary Degeneration in Alzheimer Disease and Therapeutic Targets -- Neurofibrillary Degeneration -- Tau Kinases and Phosphatases
Therapeutic Targets -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Tau Pathology of Sporadic Tauopathies -- Differences of Isoform Composition of Aggregated Tau -- Differences of the Phosphorylation State of Aggregated Tau -- Differences in Proteolytic Processing of Aggregated Tau -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Deregulation of GSK-3 beta and JNK in a Mouse Model of Tauopathy: A Kinase Combination That Induces Alzheimer- Type Tau Hyperphosphorylation -- Experimental Procedures -- Antibodies -- Immunoblot and Immunohistochemical Procedures
Summary Contains selected papers presented at the International Symposium on Molecular Neurobiology of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders held in Osaka, Japan, in October 2002
Analysis Alzheimer's disease
Neurobiology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Alzheimer's disease -- Molecular aspects
Molecular neurobiology.
Neurobiology.
Alzheimer Disease -- metabolism
Alzheimer Disease -- physiopathology
Alzheimer Disease -- genetics
Neurobiology
Neurobiology
Alzheimer's disease -- Molecular aspects
Molecular neurobiology
Alzheimerkrankheit
Molekularbiologie
Neurobiologie
Alzheimer-Krankheit -- Neurobiologie -- Molekularbiologie -- Kongress -- Osaka <2002>.
Genre/Form Konferenzschrift
Form Electronic book
Author Takeda, Masatoshi, 1949-
Tanaka, Toshihisa, Dr.
Cacabelos, R. (Ramón), 1955-
S. Karger (Firm)
ISBN 9783318009934
3318009938