:Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible disease with a high
incidence in older people in our country and in the world, and its pathophysiology is not fully
understood. There is no definitive treatment for the disease, but some hypotheses that are
thought to be effective in treatment have been determined; The most effective of these is the
cholinergic hypothesis, and in this hypothesis, it was observed that Acetylcholine (Ach) levels
were low in the brains of patients. Other hypotheses are the Tau and Amyloid hypothesis, and
oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Current treatments are more symptomatic, and the first
drugs approved for use are the Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AchE) rivastigmine,
galantamine, donepezil, and the NMDA receptor antagonist memantine. In the development of
new treatments, pathological causes have been targeted, new methods have been tried to reduce
amyloid accumulation and tau phosphorylation, and effective drugs have been found, but they
have not been put into clinical use. Antioxidant compounds have been studied to suppress
oxidative stress. Other treatment methods include stem cell therapy, vaccination and the use of
estrogen.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Basic Pharmacology |
Journal Section | Reviews |
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Publication Date | |
Submission Date | October 31, 2024 |
Acceptance Date | January 13, 2025 |
Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |
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