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Current Alzheimer Research

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1567-2050
ISSN (Online): 1875-5828

Towards Retinoid Therapy for Alzheimers Disease

Author(s): K. Shudo, H. Fukasawa, M. Nakagomi and N. Yamagata

Volume 6, Issue 3, 2009

Page: [302 - 311] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/156720509788486581

Abstract

Alzheimers disease(AD) is associated with a variety of pathophysiological features, including amyloid plaques, inflammation, immunological changes, cell death and regeneration processes, altered neurotransmission, and agerelated changes. Retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoids are relevant to all of these. Here we review the pathology, pharmacology, and biochemistry of AD in relation to RARs and retinoids, and we suggest that retinoids are candidate drugs for treatment of AD.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, retinoid, retinoic acid receptors, inflammation, immunology, regulatory T cell, neurodegeneration


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