Reconsideration of Amyloid Hypothesis and Tau Hypothesis in Alzheimer's Disease

The so-called amyloid hypothesis, that the accumulation and deposition of oligomeric or fibrillar amyloid β (Aβ) peptide is the primary cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been the mainstream concept underlying AD research for over 20 years. However, all attempts to develop Aβ-targeting drug...

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Main Authors: Fuyuki Kametani, Masato Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
APP
tau
PHF
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00025/full