Neurodegeneration Flashcards
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Apoptosis
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Genetically programmed cell death
2
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Misregulation and deposition of Tau correlates with
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Frontotemporal dementia and Parkinsonism; Alzheimer’s
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Alpha Synuclien
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Filamentous nonsoluble protein that maintains synaptic pool
4
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Synucleinopathies
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Disorders characterized by intracellular aggregation of alpha synuclein (Parkinson’s, disease with Lewy bodies)
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Protein Degradation
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Abnormal proteins aggregate and accumulate and clog proteasome causing dysfunction
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Alzheimer’s Disease
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Characterized by neurotic plaques (a-beta peptides) and neurofibrillary tangles
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Acute Neurodegeneration
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Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
