title: [Conformationally altered proteins cause neurodegenerative diseases].
abstract: Brain aggregates of conformationally altered proteins are key features of neurodegeneration and are believed to directly cause or contribute to disease development. Mechanisms underlying the dysregulation of proteins in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders are now being characterized, due to the discovery of genes causing rare disease forms. As of today, only symptomatic pharmacotherapies are available, but new insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms are providing strategies to prevent or even cure these devastating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Geriatriska kliniken, AstraZeneca, Uppsala, Sweden. martin.ingelsson@pubcare.uu.se
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ingelsson
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Basun
authors.forename: Sten-Magnus
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aquilonius
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lannfelt
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000235:genetics; D003704:Dementia / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000235:genetics; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics; D011328:Prions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051844:alpha-Synuclein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016875:tau Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011328:Prions; D051844:alpha-Synuclein; D016875:tau Proteins; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase