Search for dissertations about: "familial Alzheimer s disease"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words familial Alzheimer s disease.

  2. 1. Statin treatment and beta-Amyloid Production in Patients with Alzheimer s Disease

    Author : Kina Höglund; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Alzheimer s disease; amyloid precursor protein; beta-amyloid; cholesterol; statins; CSF;

    Abstract : Alzheimer s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder pathologically characterized by neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques. According to the amyloid cascade hypothesis, the increased production of beta-amyloid (Abeta), derived form the amyloid precursor protein (APP), and its aggregation into plaques are key pathological events, driving neurodegeneration in AD. READ MORE

  4. 2. Evaluation of amyloid precursor protein and ß-amyloid as biomarkers for Alzheimer s disease

    Author : Annika Olsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Alzheimer s disease; amyloid precursor protein; ß-amyloid; biomarker; cerebrospinal fluid; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; plasma;

    Abstract : Alzheimer s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by accumulations of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques. The major components of the amyloid deposits are the ß-amyloid (Aß) peptides derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP). READ MORE

  5. 3. Oxidative mechanisms in London Familial Alzheimer´s disease and LPS-induced inflammation

    Author : Katarina Reis; Tiit Land; Maria de Sousa; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurochemistry; Neurokemi; Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology; neurokemi med molekylär neurobiologi;

    Abstract : Alzheimer´s disease (AD) is the most common of the progressive neurodegenerative disorders and is characterized by the formation of Aβ deposits, neurofibrillary tangles and loss of neurons. Additional features of the disease are inflammation, increased oxidative stress and modified iron metabolism. READ MORE

  6. 4. Alzheimer´s disease-related amyloid precursor protein and presenlin genes : normal function and pathophysiology

    Author : Fiona Flood; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterised neuropathologically by the presence of plaques and tangles in the brain. AD can be sub-grouped into early onset (EOAD, age of onset ... READ MORE

  7. 5. Molecular Aspects of Transthyretin Amyloid Disease

    Author : Karin Sörgjerd; Per Hammarström; Joel Buxbaum; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Amyloid; apoptosis; BiP; chaperone; misfolding; oligomer; transthyretin; Biochemistry; Biokemi;

    Abstract : This thesis was made to get a deeper understanding of how chaperones interact with unstable, aggregation prone, misfolded proteins involved in human disease. Over the last two decades, there has been much focus on misfolding diseases within the fields of biochemistry and molecular biotechnology research. READ MORE