1st Edition

A-Beta Metabolism and Alzheimer's Disease

By Takaomi Comings Saido Copyright 2003
179 Pages
by CRC Press

179 Pages
by CRC Press

This book provides information regarding three major aspects of Aβ metabolism: generation from its precursor, degradation within the brain, and transport out of the brain. It is useful for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and scientists both in this and other disciplines.

Beta-secretase M. Citron

Alpha-secretases S. Ishiura

ADAM 10/alpha secretase and presenilins/gamma secretase in APP processing and notch signaling D. Hartmann

Gamma-secretase and presenilin M. Wolfe

Biochemistry of gamma-secretase (tentative title) S. Sinha

Presenilin and intracellular protein transport Degradation of Abeta by neprilysin T.C. Saido

Degradation of Abeta by endothelin-converting enzyme C. Eckman

Degradation of Abeta by insulin-degrading enzyme Lipid raft and Abeta metabolism T. Golde

Lipid raft and Abeta accumulation M. Morishima-Kawashima and Y. Ihara

Transport-dependent clearance of Abeta B. Zlokovic

Abeta vaccination C. Lemere

Biography

Saido, Takaomi Comings