PKR involvement in Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Background Brain lesions in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are characterized by Aβ accumulation, neurofibrillary tangles, and synaptic and neuronal vanishing. According to the amyloid cascade hypothesis, Aβ1-42 oligomers could trigger a neurotoxic cascade with kinase activation that leads to tau...

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Main Authors: Jacques Hugon, François Mouton-Liger, Julien Dumurgier, Claire Paquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
PKR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-017-0308-0