ALZHEIMER-DISEASE - AN IMBALANCE OF PROTEOLYTIC REGULATION

被引:26
作者
SMITH, MA
PERRY, G
机构
[1] Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4901
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10.1016/0306-9877(94)90132-5
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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1001 ;
摘要
Alzheimer disease is typified by the accumulation of protein and neuronal death. We propose that neuronal death creates a proteolytic imbalance that generates the pathological lesions. Our hypothesis explains the morphology and topographic distribution of neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.
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