Search for dissertations about: "Maj-Linda Selenica"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Maj-Linda Selenica.

2. 1. Beta-amyloid, tau-protein and cystatin C in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer´s disease

   Author : Maj-Linda Selenica; Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurology; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Medicin människa och djur ; Clinical chemistry; Klinisk kemi; Kinase inhibitors; Tau protein; Cystatin C; Glycogen Synthase Kinase; Alzheimers Disease; Amyloid beta;

   Abstract : Alzheimer´s Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative dementia characterized by the extracellular accumulation of the beta-amyloid (Ab) peptide into plaques and intracellular phosphorylation and accumulation of tau protein into neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). Inflammation due to astrocytic and microglial activation is one of the ongoing processes in the disease giving rise to cytokine production and oxidative stress. READ MORE