Alzheimer's disease--a dysfunction in cholesterol and lipid metabolism

Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2005 Jun;25(3-4):475-83. doi: 10.1007/s10571-005-4010-6.

Abstract

1. Strong etiological association exists between dysfunctional metabolism of brain lipids, age-related changes in the cerebral vasculature and neurodegenerative features characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. 2. In this short review, recent experimental evidence for these associations is further discussed below.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic / metabolism*
  • Cholesterol / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lipoproteins / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

  • Lipoproteins
  • Cholesterol