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Abstract #80801 Published in IGR 20-3

Platelet-generated amyloid beta peptides in Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma

Inyushin M; Zayas-Santiago A; Rojas L; Kucheryavykh Y; Kucheryavykh L
Histology and Histopathology 2019; 34: 843-856


Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides have been implicated in both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and glaucoma and have been shown to be the key etiological factor in these dangerous health complications. On the other hand, it is well known that Aβ peptide can be generated from its precursor protein and massively released from the blood to nearby tissue upon the activation of platelets due to their involvement in innate immunity and inflammation processes. Here we review evidence about the development of AD and glaucoma neuronal damage showing their dependence on platelet count and activation. The correlation between the effect on platelet count and the effectiveness of anti-AD and anti-glaucoma therapies suggest that platelets may be an important player in these diseases.

School of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC), PR, USA. mikhail.inyushin@uccaribe.edu.

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Classification:

9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
2.16 Chiasma and retrochiasmal central nervous system (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
3.9 Pathophysiology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)



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