雌激素对淀粉样β蛋白代谢的调节和毒性缓解

以淀粉样β蛋白为主的老年斑胞外沉积和神经元内神经原纤维缠结,是阿尔采末病(AD)特征性的病理学改变。近来,人们逐渐认可淀粉样蛋白假说,即认为淀粉样蛋白沉积是AD最初起因。研究人员正在寻找针对淀粉样β蛋白沉积的药物,雌激素是其中之一。初步的工作证明,雌激素能够调节淀粉样β蛋白前体代谢,减少淀粉样β蛋白生成,也能够减轻淀粉样B蛋白引起的免疫炎症反应、氧应激对细胞造成的损伤,和对抗细胞凋亡。

Estrogen: regulation of amyloid-beta protein metabolism and attenuation of amyloid-beta protein neurotoxicity

Alzheimer's disease(AD) is characterized by two pathological lesions: intracellular neurofibrillary tangles and extracellular amyloid deposits. Recently researchers accept the amyloid hypothesis which states that accumulation of amyloid-beta protein (A beta) in the brain is the primary causal factor driving AD pathogenesis. Since estrogen has been demonstrated to be able to modulate the metabolism of amyloid-beta precursor protein, reduce the generation of A beta, ameliorate the injury caused by inflammation and oxidative stress, and exhibit an antiapoptotic effect, it is considered that estrogen is of benefit to the prevention of AD.