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Review
. 2021 Dec 28;23(1):306.
doi: 10.3390/ijms23010306.

Post-Ischemic Neurodegeneration of the Hippocampus Resembling Alzheimer's Disease Proteinopathy

Ryszard Pluta  1 , Sławomir Januszewski  1 , Stanisław J Czuczwar  2
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Review

Post-Ischemic Neurodegeneration of the Hippocampus Resembling Alzheimer's Disease Proteinopathy

Ryszard Pluta et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

In this review, we summarize, inter alia, the protein and gene changes associated with Alzheimer's disease and their role in post-ischemic hippocampal neurodegeneration. In the hippocampus, studies have revealed dysregulation of the genes for the amyloid protein precursor metabolism and tau protein that is identical in nature to Alzheimer's disease. Data indicate that amyloid and tau protein, derived from brain tissue and blood due to increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier after ischemia, play a key role in post-ischemic neurodegeneration of the hippocampus, with concomitant development of full-blown dementia. Thus, the knowledge of new neurodegenerative mechanisms that cause neurodegeneration of the hippocampus after ischemia, resembling Alzheimer's disease proteinopathy, will provide the most important therapeutic development goals to date.

Keywords: amyloid; amyloid plaques; brain ischemia; dementia; genes; hippocampus; neurodegeneration; neurofibrillary tangles; neuronal death; presenilin; tau protein.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Development of pyramidal neuron death, atrophy of hippocampus and finally dementia. BBB—blood–brain barrier.
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