Search for dissertations about: "Protofibrils"

Showing result 16 - 18 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the word Protofibrils.

  2. 16. Characterization of the novel “Uppsala mutation” causing a familial form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease

    Author : María Pagnon de la Vega; Martin Ingelsson; Dag Sehlin; Vilmantas Giedraitis; Gunnar Gouras; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer s disease; neurodegeneration; amyloid precursor protein; APP processing; amyloid beta; transgenic mouse model;

    Abstract : The Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain displays extracellular plaques of amyloid-β (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles of tau and neuronal loss. The 40-42 amino acid Aβ peptide is formed from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β-secretase and γ-secretase, while α-secretase prevents Aβ generation. READ MORE

  4. 17. Structural and functional properties of transthyretin

    Author : Anders Karlsson; A. Elisabeth Sauer-Eriksson; Salam Al-Karadaghi; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Transthyretin; Amyloidosis; X-ray crystallography; Protein structure; Protein; Structural biology; Strukturbiologi;

    Abstract : The hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloidoses are rare, and in severe cases, fatal disorders caused by mutations in the TTR gene. The clinical picture is diverse, involving neuropathies and myopathies, and mainly depends on the causative mutation and the sites and rates of amyloid deposition. READ MORE

  5. 18. Inflammatory proteins in the CNS-relation to Alzheimer's disease

    Author : Catharina Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Most neurodegenerative disorders are characterised by an inflammatory process in the brain. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Activated astrocytes and microglia surrounding the amyloid plaques represent evidence for neuroinflammation in the AD brain. READ MORE