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Synergistic exacerbation of mitochondrial and synaptic dysfunction and resultant learning and memory deficit in a mouse model of diabetic Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2015
Wang Yongfu, Wu Long, Li Jianping, Fang Du, Zhong Changjia, Chen John Xi, Yan Shirley ShiDu
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Diabetes is considered to be a risk factor in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Although recent evidence indicates that diabetes exaggerates pathologic features of AD, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. To determine whether mitochondrial perturbation is associated with the contribution of diabetes to AD progression, we characterized mouse models of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetes...
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