Isoprenoids and Alzheimer's disease: A complex relationship

Cholesterol metabolism has been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology, which is characterized by amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles and neuroinflammation. Indeed, the use of statins, which inhibit cholesterol and isoprenoid biosynthesis, as potential AD therapeutics is under i...

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Main Authors: S.L. Cole, R. Vassar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-05-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996105003098