Search for dissertations about: "Susanne Frykman"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Susanne Frykman.

  2. 1. The adaptor protein Fe65 and APP processing

    Author : Niina Koistinen; Kerstin Iverfeldt; Susanne Frykman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; neurokemi med molekylär neurobiologi; Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology;

    Abstract : The amyloid precursor protein (APP) protein has been in the limelight of research on Alzheimer´s disease (AD) pathogenesis because its proteolytic processing gives rise to the neurotoxic amyloid β (Aβ) peptide, the main constituent of amyloid plaques in the brains of AD patients. APP is sequentially processed by at least three different proteases termed α-, β-, and γ-secretases. READ MORE

  4. 2. The influence of lysozyme and oligothiophenes on amyloid-β toxicity in models of Alzheimer’s disease

    Author : Linnea Sandin; Katarina Kågedal; Ann-Christin Brorsson; Camilla Janefjord Warnqvist; Hanna Appelqvist; Susanne Frykman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia worldwide. Apart from dominantly inherited mutations, age is the major risk factor and as life expectancy increases the prevalence for AD escalates dramatically. READ MORE