Does protein aggregation drive postmitotic tissue degeneration?

Sci Transl Med. 2021 Jan 20;13(577):eaax0914. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax0914.

Abstract

Pharmacological evidence, from clinical trials where patients with systemic amyloid diseases are treated with disease-modifying therapies, supports the notion that protein aggregation drives tissue degeneration in these disorders. The protein aggregate structures driving tissue pathology and the commonalities in etiology between these diseases and Alzheimer's disease are under investigation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Amyloidosis*
  • Humans
  • Protein Aggregates

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Protein Aggregates