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Natural Modulators of Amyloid-Beta Precursor Protein Processing.


ABSTRACT: Alzheimer?s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease and the primary cause of dementia, with no cure currently available. The pathogenesis of AD is believed to be primarily driven by Aβ, the principal component of senile plaques. Aβ is an ~4 kDa peptide generated from the amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) through proteolytic secretases. Natural products, particularly those utilized in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), have a long history alleviating common clinical disorders, including dementia. However, the cell/molecular pathways mediated by these natural products are largely unknown until recently when the underlying molecular mechanisms of the disorders begin to be elucidated. Here, the mechanisms with which natural products modulate the pathogenesis of AD are discussed, in particular, by focusing on their roles in the processing of APP.

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3805747 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Natural Modulators of Amyloid-Beta Precursor Protein Processing.

Zhang C C   Tanzi R E RE  

Current Alzheimer research 20120913


Alzheimer�s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease and the primary cause of dementia, with no cure currently available. The pathogenesis of AD is believed to be primarily driven by Aβ, the principal component of senile plaques. Aβ is an ~4 kDa peptide generated from the amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) through proteolytic secretases. Natural products, particularly those utilized in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), have a long history alleviating common clinica  ...[more]

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