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Published on: December 26, 2016
Resilience mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease
Chu Shi Chew1, Jia Yee Lee1, Khuen Yen Ng2
1School of Health Science, IMU University, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology but no cognitive decline show resilience. Understanding these protective factors, like APOE2 and BDNF, offers new therapeutic avenues for AD.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Genetics
- Pathology
Background:
- Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid plaques and tau tangles.
- Some individuals with AD pathology do not develop dementia, termed non-demented individuals with AD neuropathology (NDAN).
- NDAN exhibit cognitive resilience despite significant brain AD pathology.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore molecular mechanisms of resilience in Alzheimer's disease.
- To identify genetic and molecular factors contributing to cognitive resilience against AD.
- To highlight the therapeutic potential of understanding resilience mechanisms.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on genetic and molecular resilience factors in AD.
- Analysis of protective genes and proteins associated with cognitive resilience.
- Examination of the basal forebrain cholinergic system's role.
Main Results:
- Identified protective factors including APOE2, BDNF, RAB10, actin network proteins, scaffolding proteins.
- Highlighted the basal forebrain cholinergic system as a key resilience component.
- Confirmed that NDAN possess enhanced coping mechanisms against AD neuropathology.
Conclusions:
- Understanding resilience mechanisms is crucial for comprehending AD development.
- Targeting neuroprotective pathways and resilience factors may offer novel AD treatment strategies.
- Enhancing resilience pathways presents a promising therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease.
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