Cellular Prion Protein Mediates the Toxicity of β-Amyloid Oligomers: Implications for Alzheimer Disease
Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM. Cellular Prion Protein Mediates the Toxicity of β-Amyloid Oligomers: Implications for Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurology 2009, 66: 1325-1328. PMID: 19901162, PMCID: PMC2849161, DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseCellular prion proteinPathogenesis of ADBeta-amyloid plaquesAge-related dementiaSoluble oligomeric assembliesPrion proteinPotential clinical implicationsBeta-amyloid oligomersΒ-amyloid oligomersHigh-affinity receptorCommon causeSynaptic plasticityTherapeutic interventionsClinical implicationsAbeta oligomersNovel targetRecent evidenceToxic effectsDiseasePathogenesisDementiaAbetaPlaquesBrain