Molecular Mechanisms for Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease

Molecular Mechanisms for Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease

This review focuses on research in the areas of epidemiology, neuropathology, molecular biology and genetics that implicates herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) as a causative agent in the pathogenesis of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Molecular mechanisms whereby HSV-1 induces AD-related pathop...

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Main Authors: Steven A. Harris, Elizabeth A. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Alzheimer’s disease
amyloid beta
dementia
herpes simplex virus
neurodegeneration
neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00048/full

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