Antioxidant Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease

• Published in: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Feng, Ye, Wang, Xiaochuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2012; Hindawi Publishing Corporation
• Subjects: Alzheimer Disease - drug therapy; Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology; Alzheimer Disease - pathology; Alzheimer Disease - physiopathology; Animals; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Antioxidants - therapeutic use; DNA - metabolism; Humans; Lipid Peroxidation - drug effects; Mitochondria - drug effects; Mitochondria - metabolism; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Review

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease featuring progressive impairments in memory, cognition, and behavior and ultimately leads to death. The histopathological changes of Alzheimer’s disease include neuronal and synaptic loss, formation of extracellular senile plaques...