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Current Molecular Medicine

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ISSN (Print): 1566-5240
ISSN (Online): 1875-5666

RAGE: A Potential Target for Aβ-Mediated Cellular Perturbation in Alzheimers Disease

Author(s): Shi Du Yan, Xi Chen, Douglas G. Walker, Ann Marie Schmidt, Ottavio Arancio and Lih-Fen Lue

Volume 7, Issue 8, 2007

Page: [735 - 742] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/156652407783220741

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Abstract

This review focuses on the current findings regarding interaction between amyloid β peptide (Aβ) and receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) and its roles in the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease (AD). As a ubiquitously expressed cell surface receptor, RAGE mediates the effects of Aβ on microglia, blood-brain barrier (BBB) and neurons through activating different signaling pathways. Data from autopsy brain tissues, in vitro cell cultures and transgenic mouse models suggest that Aβ-RAGE interaction exaggerates neuronal stress, accumulation of Aβ, impaired learning memory, and neuroinflammation. Blockade of RAGE protects against Aβ-mediated cellular perturbation. These findings may have an important therapeutic implication for neurodegenerative disorders relevant to AD.

Keywords: amyloid precursor protein, AD brains, neurofibrillary tangles, endothelin 1, blood-brain barrier


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