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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 activity and aldehydic load contribute to neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease related pathology.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 12 Dec 2019
Joshi Amit U, Van Wassenhove Lauren D, Logas Kelsey R, Minhas Paras S, Andreasson Katrin I, Weinberg Kenneth I, Chen Che-Hong, Mochly-Rosen Daria
Abstract excerpt
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 deficiency (ALDH2*2) causes facial flushing in response to alcohol consumption in approximately 560 million East Asians. Recent meta-analysis demonstrated the potential link between ALDH2*2 mutation and Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Other studies have linked chronic alcohol consumption as a risk factor for AD. In the present study, we show that fibroblasts of an AD patient that also has an...
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