β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease
Gunther EC, Strittmatter SM. β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2009, 88: 331-338. PMID: 19960174, PMCID: PMC2846635, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-009-0568-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseAβ oligomersDisease pathophysiologyCellular prion proteinProgression of ADAlzheimer's disease pathophysiologyΒ-amyloid oligomersΒ-amyloid peptidePrion proteinBrain slicesAlzheimer's diseaseSynaptic functionFunctional receptorsNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseasePotential mediatorsAβ assembliesReceptorsAβ monomersPrPCPathophysiologyNeurotoxicityPlaquesProgression