Evidence is accumulating to suggest that cholesterol is a potent risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease. An increase in cholesterol level in neuronal membranes may facilitate the generation and aggregation of the amyloid beta-protein (Abeta). Our results and those of other groups suggest that cholesterol has both direct and indirect effects of acceleration of Abeta fibrillogenesis. A novel concept of cholesterol neurobiology is necessary to elucidate the mechanism underlying cholesterol-dependent Abeta pathology.
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Yanagisawa, K. (2005). Cholesterol and amyloid beta fibrillogenesis. Sub-Cellular Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23226-5_9
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