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J Biomed Biotechnol. 2006;2006(3):73976. doi: 10.1155/JBB/2006/73976.

Roles of cholesterol and lipids in the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology

Leonel Rojo, Marcela K Sjöberg, Paula Hernández, Cristian Zambrano, Ricardo B Maccioni

Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Neurosciences, Millennium Institute for Advanced Studies in Cell Biology and Biotechnology (CBB), N?ñoa, Santiago, Chile.

PMID: 17047312 PMCID: PMC1559932 DOI: 10.1155/JBB/2006/73976

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is the principal cause of dementia throughout the world and the fourth cause of death in developed economies.This brain disorder is characterized by the formation of brain protein aggregates, namely, the paired helical filaments and senile plaques. Oxidative stress during life, neuroinflamamtion, and alterations in neuron-glia interaction patterns have been also involved in the etiopathogenesis of this disease. In recent years, cumulative evidence has been gained on the involvement of alteration in neuronal lipoproteins activity, as well as on the role of cholesterol and other lipids in the pathogenesis of this neurodegenerative disorder. In this review, we analyze the links between changes in cholesterol homeostasis, and the changes of lipids of major importance for neuronal activity and Alheimer's disease. The investigation on the fine molecular mechanisms underlying the lipids influence in the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease may shed light into its treatment and medical management.

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