Insulin, insulin-degrading enzyme and amyloid-β peptide in Alzheimer's disease: review and hypothesis

Clinical and epidemiological studies have found that type 2 diabetes, and hyperinsulinaemia, increased the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the elderly. The link between hyperinsulinaemia and AD may be insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE). This enzyme degrades both insulin and amylin, p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurobiology of aging 2006-02, Vol.27 (2), p.190-198
Hauptverfasser: Qiu, Wei Qiao, Folstein, Marshal F.
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