Neurohormonal Signaling Pathways and the Regulation of Alzheimer beta-Amyloid Precursor Metabolism - PubMed (original) (raw)

Neurohormonal Signaling Pathways and the Regulation of Alzheimer beta-Amyloid Precursor Metabolism

S Gandy. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Sep.

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Abstract

Postmenopausal women on estrogen replacement appear to have their relative risk of developing Alzheimer's disease diminished by about one half. Because brain amyloid accumulation plays a key role in initiating Alzheimer's pathology, it is attractive to postulate that estrogen might modulate Alzheimer's risk by inhibiting amyloid accumulation. Data and cell biological models supporting such a scenario are reviewed here.

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