Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer - diseases with a common cause? Inflammation, oxysterols, vasculature

2014143 citationsReviewgold Open Access

Authors

Richard Lathe · Pushchino State Institute of Natural Sciences

Alexandra Sapronova · G. K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms

Yuri Kotelevtsev · Pushchino State Institute of Natural Sciences

Abstract

We postulate that AD and ATH are both caused by chronic immunologic challenge that induces CH25H expression and protection against particular infectious agents, but at the expense of longer-term pathology.

Topics & Keywords

Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Nuclear Receptors and Signaling

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Geriatrics

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 36-36

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-36

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