Immunohistochemical analysis of human brain suggests pathological synergism of Alzheimer's disease and diabetes mellitus

It has been extensively reported that diabetes mellitus (DM) patients have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), but a mechanistic connection between both pathologies has not been provided so far. Carbohydrate-derived advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) have been implicated in...

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Main Authors: Tony Valente, Alejandro Gella, Xavier Fernàndez-Busquets, Mercedes Unzeta, Nuria Durany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996109002496