The road to restoring neural circuits for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Nature
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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive loss of memory and cognition, for which there is no cure. Although genetic studies initially suggested a primary role for amyloid-in Alzheimer's disease, treatment strategies targeted at reducing amyloid-have failed to reverse cognitive symptoms. These clinical findings suggest that cognitive decline is the result of a complex pathophysiology and that targeting amyloid-alone may not be sufficient to treat Alzheimer's disease. Instead, a broad outlook on neural-circuit-damaging processes may yield insights into new therapeutic strategies for curing memory loss in the disease.

Year of Publication
2016
Journal
Nature
Volume
539
Issue
7628
Pages
187-196
Date Published
2016 11 10
ISSN
1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/nature20412
PubMed ID
27830780
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R01 NS051874 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
R01 NS078839 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
RF1 AG042978 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
RF1 AG047661 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States