Den arktiske mutasjonen og Aβ-protofibriller
Professor Lars Lannfelts oppdagelse av den arktiske mutasjonen demonstrerte rollen til løselige Aβ-protofibriller i utviklingen av Alzheimers sykdom.¹
Løselige Aβ-protofibriller kan starte nedstrøms tau-patologi
Aβ-protofibriller kan initiere nedstrøms hyperfosforylering av tau-protein og dets aggregering i nevroner i form av nevrofibrillære tangler og dystrofiske nevritter.12–14 Et viktig behandlingsmål er å stoppe spredningen av tau-patologi.
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