Current State of Alzheimer's Disease Research and Therapeutics

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.

• Explores the current state of Alzheimer's disease research and therapeutics
• Chapters cover a variety of topics such as 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 the best authors in the field, the volume is an essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists and biochemists alike

Inhalt

1. Hsp90 Modulation for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
2. Using Pittsburgh Compound B for In-vivo PET Imaging of Fibrillar Amyloid-beta
3. Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Alzheimer's Disease: Possible Targets for Therapeutic Intervention
4. g-Secretase as a Target for Alzheimer's Disease
5. Altering Mitochondrial Dysfunction as an Approach to Treating Alzheimer's Disease
6. scyllo-Inositol, Preclinical and Clinical Data for Alzheimers disease
7. Beyond Amyloid: The Future of Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease
8. Activation of Protein Kinase C Isozymes for the Treatment of Dementias
9. Striatal Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase in Alzheimer's Disease
10. Estrogen Regulation of Mitochondrial Bioenergetics: Implications for Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease