Molecular and Cellular Mechanism in Alzheimer's Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 12376
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Dear Colleagues,
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of neurodegeneration; it mostly affects elderlies. However, several individuals develop disease phenotypes under 65 years of age. AD is a growing health concern as the number of patients is increasing rapidly. Even though promising findings are available on disease therapies, currently, there is no drug is available that can stop or revert AD-related neurodegeneration.
Several AD-related biomarkers (genetic, transcriptomic, or proteomic) and candidates have been discovered, which may aid in further tackling the disease. Microglia has been verifed to play a significant role in brain development and could protect against neurodegeneration. Impaired microglia and abnormal activity of amyloid deposits may result in an elevated risk for AD progression. The role of gut microbiota has also been investigated in neurodegenerative diseases, including AD.
In this Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, the main topics will be the “Molecular and Cellular Mechanism in Alzheimer's Disease”. Research, review articles, and case reports that are dedicated to different AD-related studies are welcome:
- Identification of genetic factors and candidates that may impact Alzheimer’s disease progression.
- Promising biomarkes, which could improve disease diagnosis, or the differential diagnoses between AD and other neurodegenerative diseases.
- Alzheimer’s disease and microglia. The neuroinflammation and oxidative stress-related disease mechanisms/pathways.
- AD and microbiota.
Dr. Eva Bagyinszky
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- genetic risk factors
- proteomic biomarkers
- transcriptomics
- microglia
- oxidative stress
- microbiota
- diagnosis
- therapy
- Alzheimer’s disease
- neurodegeneration
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