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Title: [Calcium hypothesis of Alzheimer disease].

Authors: M A Riazantseva, G N Mozhaeva, E V Kaznacheeva

Journal, date & volume: Usp Fiziol Nauk, 2012 Oct-Dec , 43, 59-72

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23227722

Abstract
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive memory and cognitive abilities loss. The etiology of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood. In this regard, there is no effective treatment for the disease. Various hypotheses to explain the nature of the pathology of Alzheimer's disease led to the development of appropriate therapeutics. Despite of decades of research and clinical trials available therapeutics, at best, can only slow down the progression of the disease, but cannot cure it. This review dedicated to the one of modern hypotheses of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis implied the impairment of calcium homeostasis as a key event for the development of neurodegenerative processes.