title: Membrane dynamics, cholesterol homeostasis, and Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the deposition of beta-amyloid (A beta) plaques derived from the amyloidogenic processing; of a transmembrane protein called beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP). In addition to the known genetic/sporadic factors that promote the formation of A beta, the composition and structural dynamics of the membrane are also thought to play a significant role in the amyloidogenic processing of APP that promotes seeding of A beta. This minireview reinforces the roles played by membrane dynamics, membrane microdomains, and cholesterol homeostasis in relation to amyloidogenesis, and reviews current strategies of lowering cholesterol in treating AD.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Chicago Health Care System-West Side VA Medical Center, and Department of NeuroAnesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. nchauhan@uic.edu
authors.forename: Neelima B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Chauhan
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002784:Cholesterol