Impairments of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in Alzheimer's disease

Benedikt Zott, Arthur Konnerth

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Abstract

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is structural cell damage and neuronal death in the brains of affected individuals. As these changes are irreversible, it is important to understand their origins and precursors in order to develop treatment strategies against AD. Here, we review evidence for AD-specific impairments of glutamatergic synaptic transmission by relating evidence from human AD subjects to functional studies in animal models of AD. The emerging picture is that early in the disease, the accumulation of toxic β-amyloid aggregates, particularly dimers and low molecular weight oligomers, disrupts glutamate reuptake, which leads to its extracellular accumulation causing neuronal depolarization. This drives the hyperactivation of neurons and might facilitate neuronal damage and degeneration through glutamate neurotoxicity.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)24-34
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftSeminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
Jahrgang139
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Apr. 2023

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