title: [Alzheimer's disease: cellular and molecular aspects].
abstract: Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the presence of neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaque in the brain. Both disorders must be present in order to confirm a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Neurofibrillary tangles contain hyperphosphorylated microtubule-associated protein tau, while senile plaque contains a core of amyloidpeptide derived from its precursor. Phosphorylation of both amyloid precursor protein and tau represents a biochemical link between the two characteristic lesions of Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Expérimentale, Université catholique de Louvain, FARL 5410, Avenue Hippocrate 54 B-1200 Bruxelles.
authors.forename: Jean-Noël
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Octave
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pierrot
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D051360:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 / Q000378:metabolism; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D000071679:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta; D006801:Humans; D016874:Neurofibrillary Tangles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016875:tau Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; C054369:MAPT protein, human; D016875:tau Proteins; D051360:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5; D000071679:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta; C495905:CDK5 protein, human; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3