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Stress hormone leads to memory deficits and altered tau phosphorylation in a model of Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2012
Joshi Yash B, Chu Jin, Praticò Domenico
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have linked stress with Alzheimer's disease (AD) vulnerability; however, the mechanism remains to be fully elucidated. In the current paper, we investigated the role of glucocortitcoids on the AD-like phenotype. We administered the glucocorticoid dexamethasone to Tg2576 mice for 4 weeks and then investigated its effect on memory, amyloid-β and tau levels, and metabolism. At the end of the...
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