Current State of Alzheimer's Disease Research and Therapeutics

Edited by

Mary Lou Michaelis
Elias K. Michaelis

This new volume of Advances in Pharmacology explores the Current State of Alzheimer's Disease Research and Therapeutics. Chapters cover such topics as the The role heat shock proteins play in the Alzheimer's Theater, Gamma-Secretase as a Target for Alzheimer's Disease, and Identification of protein kinase C for the treatment of dementias. With a variety of chapters and the best authors in the field, the volume is an essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists and biochemists alike.

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Pharmacologists, immunologists, and biochemists

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Hardbound, 400 Pages

Published: August 2012

Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-394816-8

1. Hsp90 Modulation for the Treatment of Alzheimers Disease
  Huiping Zhao, Mary L. Michaelis and Brian S. J. Blagg
2. Using Pittsburgh Compound B for In-vivo PET Imaging of Fibrillar Amyloid-beta
  Ann D. Cohen, Gil D. Rabinovici, Chester A. Mathis, William J. Jagust, William E. Klunk and Milos D. Ikonomovic
3. Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Alzheimer's Disease: Possible Targets for Therapeutic Intervention
  Diana F. Silva, J. Eva Selfridge, Jianghua Lu, Lezi E, Sandra M. Cardoso, and Russell H. Swerdlow
4. g-Secretase as a Target for Alzheimers Disease
  Michael S. Wolfe
5. Altering Mitochondrial Dysfunction as an Approach to Treating Alzheimers Disease
  Jerry R. Colca and Douglas L. Feinstein
6. scyllo-Inositol, Preclinical and Clinical Data for Alzheimers disease
  Keran Ma, Lynsie A.M. Thomason and JoAnne McLaurin
7. Beyond Amyloid: The Future of Therapeutics for Alzheimers Disease
  Rachel F Lane, Diana W Shineman, John W Steele, Linda (Bobbi) H Lee and Howard M Fillit
8. Activation of Protein Kinase C Isozymes for the Treatment of Dementias
  Miao-Kun Sun and Daniel L. Alkon
9. STriatal Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase in Alzheimers Disease
  Jian Xu, Pradeep Kurup, Angus C. Nairn and Paul J. Lombroso
10. Estrogen Regulation of Mitochondrial Bioenergetics: Implications for Prevention of Alzheimers Disease
  Jia Yao and Roberta Diaz Brinton

Current State of Alzheimer's Disease Research and Therapeutics

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