α2-macroglobulin in Alzheimer's disease: new roles for an old chaperone

Biomark Med. 2018 Apr;12(4):311-314. doi: 10.2217/bmm-2018-0027. Epub 2018 Mar 14.
No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; biomarkers; cerebrospinal fluid; chaperone; inflammation; neuroimaging; plasma; α2-macroglobulin.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy
  • Alzheimer Disease / metabolism*
  • Alzheimer Disease / pathology
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Neurons / pathology
  • Phosphorylation
  • Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins / metabolism*
  • Synapses / metabolism
  • tau Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins
  • tau Proteins