Amyloid, tau, pathogen infection and antimicrobial protection in Alzheimer’s disease –conformist, nonconformist, and realistic prospects for AD pathogenesis

Amyloid, tau, pathogen infection and antimicrobial protection in Alzheimer’s disease –conformist, nonconformist, and realistic prospects for AD pathogenesis

Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal disease that threatens the quality of life of an aging population at a global scale. Various hypotheses on the etiology of AD have been developed over the years to guide efforts in search of therapeutic strategies. Main body In this review, we...

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Main Authors: Hongmei Li, Chia-Chen Liu, Hui Zheng, Timothy Y. Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Translational Neurodegeneration
Subjects:
Amyloid-beta
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid hypothesis
Tau hypothesis
Pathogen hypothesis
Viral infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40035-018-0139-3

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