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Pathological Mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease
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CompartmentCell/NeuronReceptorChannelExtracellular Pathological Agent (PA)Intracellular Pathological Agent (PA)PA ActionDrugDrug ActionStageNoteDetail
General or unspecifiedCA1 pyramidal neuronI Aβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
CA1 pyramidal neuronI Calciumβ-AmyloidIncreasesNifedipineBlocksViewShow
CA1 pyramidal neuronβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
DendriteCA1 pyramidal neuronI Aβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
CA1 pyramidal neuronNMDAI Calciumβ-AmyloidInhibitsViewShow
Olfactory bulb mitral cellGabaAAluminumPotentiatesEarlyViewShow
CA1 pyramidal neuronGlutamateβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
β-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
Cerebellar purkinje cellβ-AmyloidInducesEarlyViewShow
Brain slice preparationsAmyloid plaquesIncreasesViewShow
Golgi impregnation - Animal post-mortem brainsβ-AmyloidReducesEarlyViewShow
Apical dendriteNeocortical pyramidal neuron: deepβ-AmyloidReducesEarlyViewShow
CA1 pyramidal neuronI Sodiumprotein kinase CInhibitsEarlyViewShow
Distal apical dendriteGolgi impregnation - Animal post-mortem brains / Neocortical pyramidal neuron: deepNerve Growth Factor (NGF)IncreasesViewShow
SomaCA1 pyramidal neuronI Aβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
Olfactory bulb mitral cellGabaAAluminumPotentiatesEarlyViewShow
AMPAβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
I L high thresholdβ-AmyloidReducesVerapamilBlocksEarlyViewShow
I Potassiumβ-AmyloidModulatesEarlyViewShow
OocyteNicotinicCholinergic Receptorsβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
β-AmyloidIs neurotoxicEarlyViewShow
SH-SY-5Y human neuroblastoma cellsI L high thresholdMAP KinaseInducesOkadaic AcidIncreasesViewShow
I L high thresholdBeta-amyloid (1-42)Tau proteinIncreasesCalpain Inhibitor IP35 Antisense OligonucleotidesVerapamilBlocksViewShow
Cultured cortical neuronsI L high thresholdPresenilin-1ReducesViewShow
β-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
Isolated neurons of the land snake HelixI KDonepezilModulatesViewShow
Beta amyloid plaquesInhibitsViewShow
Cultured cortical neuronsProtofibrillar AbetaIncreasesViewShow
Cerebellar granule cellI Aβ-Amyloid (1-40)Increasesbrefeldin AcycloheximideBlocksViewShow
β-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
β-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
CA1 pyramidal neuronNicotinicβ-AmyloidInhibitsEarlyViewShow
Brain slice preparationsβ-AmyloidInhibitsNicotineReversesEarlyViewShow
BDNF (Brain-derived neurotrophic factor)Cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc)Is Required ForEarlyViewShow
Brain slice preparationsNicotinicNicotinePotentiatesLateViewShow
Neurofibrillary tangles (NFT)Is Correlated withLateViewShow
Human Post-mortem StudyDrebrinIs Correlated withEarlyViewShow
Brain slice preparations / CA1 pyramidal neuronβ-AmyloidReducesRolipramBlocksEarlyViewShow
Human Post-mortem Study / Dentate granule cellApolipoprotein E4 (Apo E4)Is Inversely Correlated withEarlyViewShow
Beta-amyloid (1-42)Increasesalpha7 nicotinic receptor antagonistsBlocksViewShow
Brain slice preparationsMuscarinicI L high thresholdβ-AmyloidReducesAtropineCalcicludinePirenzepineBlocksViewShow
Brain slice preparationsNicotinicGalantamineReducesMecamylamineSulpirideOpposesLateViewShow
NicotineReducesLateViewShow
Brain slice preparationsCholinergic ReceptorsNicotinicβ-AmyloidAntagonizesAcetyl CholineCholineNicotineOpposesEarlyViewShow
Brain slice preparationsCholinergic ReceptorsNicotinicDihydro-beta-erythroidine (DHbetaE)InducesClozapineReversesEarlyViewShow
Glutamateβ-AmyloidReducesalpha7 nicotinic receptor antagonistsNMDA receptor blockersBlocksEarlyViewShow
β-AmyloidInhibitsNicotineProtectsViewShow
Golgi impregnation - Animal post-mortem brainsOral docosahexanoic acid (DHA)IncreasesCholineUridineIncreasesViewShow
Brain slice preparationsI Sodiumβ-AmyloidEarlyViewShow
Behavioral studyAdrenergicBetaβ-AmyloidCL316243ReversesEarlyViewShow
Human Post-mortem Studyβ-AmyloidInducesEarlyViewShow
NMDAAbeta-derived diffusible ligands (ADDLs)InducesEarlyViewShow
Brain slice preparationsβ-AmyloidTNFalphaInhibitsEarlyViewShow
Brain slice preparations / CA3 pyramidal neuronBACE1 (beta-secretase)Is Required ForCalcium (extracellular)ReversesEarlyViewShow
β-AmyloidInducesHistidine-associating CompoundsBlocksEarlyViewShow

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