Abstract
Senile plaques in the brain of patients with Alzheimers disease mainly consist of aggregates of amyloid β peptides (Aβ42, Aβ40). Aβ42 is more neurotoxic than Aβ40. This review describes recent findings from a structural analysis of Aβ42 aggregates and discusses their relevance to neurotoxicity through the formation of radicals.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, amyloidβ, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, ESR, neurotoxicity, proline, oxidative stress, solidstate NMR
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: The Toxic Conformation of the 42-residue Amyloid β Peptide and Its Relevance to Oxidative Stress in Alzheimers Disease
Volume: 7 Issue: 10
Author(s): K. Irie, K. Murakami, Y. Masuda, A. Morimoto, H. Ohigashi, H. Hara, R. Ohashi, K. Takegoshi, H. Fukuda, M. Nagao, T. Shimizu and T. Shirasawa
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Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, amyloidβ, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, ESR, neurotoxicity, proline, oxidative stress, solidstate NMR
Abstract: Senile plaques in the brain of patients with Alzheimers disease mainly consist of aggregates of amyloid β peptides (Aβ42, Aβ40). Aβ42 is more neurotoxic than Aβ40. This review describes recent findings from a structural analysis of Aβ42 aggregates and discusses their relevance to neurotoxicity through the formation of radicals.
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Irie K., Murakami K., Masuda Y., Morimoto A., Ohigashi H., Hara H., Ohashi R., Takegoshi K., Fukuda H., Nagao M., Shimizu T. and Shirasawa T., The Toxic Conformation of the 42-residue Amyloid β Peptide and Its Relevance to Oxidative Stress in Alzheimers Disease, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2007; 7 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707782110187
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707782110187 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5607 |
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