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BIOLOGY OPEN
卷 10, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/bio.056796
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Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid beta protein; Apoptosis; Entorhinal cortex; Excitotoxicity; Glia activation; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Tau
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- Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Scholars (PBEEE) award from Fonds de recherche du Quebec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT) - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
The entorhinal cortex plays a crucial role in the early development of Alzheimer's disease, with degenerative changes impacting memory and cognitive function, signaling pathways involving oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neuronal loss are key factors in the pathogenesis.
The entorhinal cortex (EC) is a vital component of the medial temporal lobe, and its contributions to cognitive processes and memory formation are supported through its extensive interconnections with the hippocampal formation. During the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), many of the earliest degenerative changes are seen within the EC. Neurodegeneration in the EC and hippocampus during AD has been clearly linked to impairments in memory and cognitive function, and a growing body of evidence indicates that molecular and functional neurodegeneration within the EC may play a primary role in cognitive decline in the early phases of AD. Defining the mechanisms underlying molecular neurodegeneration in the EC is crucial to determining its contributions to the pathogenesis of AD. Surprisingly few studies have focused on understanding the mechanisms of molecular neurodegeneration and selective vulnerability within the EC. However, there have been advancements indicating that early dysregulation of cellular and molecular signaling pathways in the EC involve neurodegenerative cascades including oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, glia activation, stress kinases activation, and neuronal loss. Dysfunction within the EC can impact the function of the hippocampus, which relies on entorhinal inputs, and further degeneration within the hippocampus can compound this effect, leading to severe cognitive disruption. This review assesses the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying early degeneration in the EC during AD. These mechanisms may underlie the selective vulnerability of neuronal subpopulations in this brain region to the disease development and contribute both directly and indirectly to cognitive loss. This paper has an associated Future Leader to Watch interview with the first author of the article.
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