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Neuropathology of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Author : Gabor G. Kovacs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316337650
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Neuropathology of Neurodegenerative Diseases written by Gabor G. Kovacs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide to the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases discusses modern molecular techniques, morphological classification, fundamentals of clinical symptomology, diagnostic pitfalls and immunostaining protocols. It is based on the proteinopathy concept of neurodegenerative disease, which has influenced classification and provides new strategies for therapy. Numerous high-quality images, including histopathology photomicrographs and neuroradiology scans, accompany the description of morphologic alterations and interpretation of immunoreactivities. Diagnostic methods and criteria are placed within recent developments in neuropathology, including the now widespread application of immunohistochemistry. To aid daily practice, the guide includes diagnostic algorithms and offers personal insights from experienced experts in the field. Special focus is given to the way brain tissue should be handled during diagnosis. This is a must-have reference for medical specialists and specialist medical trainees in the fields of pathology, neuropathology and neurology working with neuropathologic features of neurodegenerative diseases.

Molecular Pathology of the Prions

Author : Harry F. Baker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1592591345
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Molecular Pathology of the Prions written by Harry F. Baker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally recognized investigators review the latest developments in, and novel approaches to, understanding the prion protein and prion diseases at the molecular level. Utilizing a variety of cutting-edge techniques, these distinguished scientists seek to define the normal function of a prion protein, to detect and measure the early immune response to prion disease, and to discover possible therapeutic targets. They also use transgenic mice and new electrophysiological investigations to elucidate the pathogenetic mechanisms involved in prion diseases. State-of-the-art and richly insightful, Molecular Pathology of the Prions captures for basic and clinical neuropathologists the latest developments and approaches to understanding the pathogenesis of prion diseases, and by analogy suggests possible research techniques for the more common proteinopthies, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

Human Prion Diseases

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444639535
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Human Prion Diseases written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Prion Diseases, Volume 153 is designed to update the reader on the latest advances and clinical aspects of prion diseases. The book is organized into five sections, including the pathophysiology of prions and a description of animal and human diseases. This is followed by detailed reports on recent advances in diagnosis strategies for the development of novel anti-prion molecules and possible designs of clinical trials in such a rare disease. An introductory chapter gives an extensive historical background of prion research, with a final chapter highlighting recent progress, and more importantly, unsolved problems. - Offers an authoritative overview of prion diseases in humans, detailing the pathogenesis of the disease, clinical investigations, and the diagnosis of both the genetic and acquired forms - Provides clarity and context by presenting prion diseases in relation to other neurodegenerative diseases in humans - Emphasizes the unique properties of prion diseases and consequent problems they can cause, both clinically and in public health terms

Prion Biology

Author : Stanley B. Prusiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781621820932
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Prion Biology written by Stanley B. Prusiner and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prions are infectious proteins responsible for diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and "mad cow" disease. They are misfolded versions of normal proteins that replicate by converting their normal cellular counterparts into abnormal prion proteins that disrupt cell function and can be transmitted to other cells and individuals. This book examines our under-standing of their structure, biochemistry, and pathophysiology.

The Prion Protein

Author : Jorg Tatzelt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954333522
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book The Prion Protein written by Jorg Tatzelt and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A conformational transition of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into an aberrantly folded isoform designated scrapie prion protein (PrPSc) is the hallmark of a variety of neurodegenerative disorders collectively called prion diseases. They include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Gerstmann-Stäussler-Scheinker syndrome in humans, scrapie in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in free-ranging deer. In contrast to the deadly properties of misfolded PrP, PrPC seems to possess a neuroprotective activity. More-over, animal models indicated that the stress-protective activity of PrPC and the neurotoxic effects of PrPSc are somehow interconnected. In this timely book, leading scientists in the field have come together to highlight the apparently incongruous activities of different PrP conformers. The articles outline current research on celluar pathways implicated in the formation and signaling of neurotoxic and physiological PrP isoforms and delineate future research direction. Topics covered include the physiologcial activity of PrPC and its possible role as a neurotrophic factor, the finding that aberrant PrP conformers can cause neurodegeneration in the absence of infectious prion propagation, the requirement of the GPI anchor of PrPC for the neurotoxic effects of scrapie prions, the pathways implicated in the formation and neurotoxic properties of cytosolically localized PrP, the impact of metal ions on the processing of PrP, and the role of autophagy in the propagation and clearance of PrPSc. The book is fully illustrated and chapters include comprehensive reference sections. Essential reading for scientists involved in prion research.

Prion Diseases of Humans and Animals

Author : Stanley B. Prusiner
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Prion Diseases of Humans and Animals written by Stanley B. Prusiner and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1992 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Prion Diseases

Author : John Collinge (MD.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Prion Diseases written by John Collinge (MD.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of neurological conditions associated with the mutant "prion" protein continues to grow. The list includes BSE and scrapie, which affect cattle and sheep respectively, and Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, which affects humans. This is an area of intense interest to neuroscientists,veterinary scientists, and clinicians. It has also attracted significant media attention because of the potential risks to humans. This book brings together leading researchers in the field to provide the most up-to-date and authoritative summary available of the field. Contents include human and animal prion diseases; pathology and cell biology of prion diseases; and prion protein structure.

Advancing Prion Science

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309087449
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Advancing Prion Science written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-04-20 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Advancing Prion Science, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Assessment of Relevant Science recommends priorities for research and investment to the Department of Defense's National Prion Research Program (NPRP). Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also called prion diseases, are invariably fatal neurodegenerative infectious diseases that include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly called mad cow disease), chronic wasting disease, scrapie, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. To develop antemortem diagnostics or therapies for TSEs, the committee concludes that NPRP should invest in basic research specifically to elucidate the structural features of prions, the molecular mechanisms of prion replication, the mechanisms of TSE pathogenesis, and the physiological function of prions' normal cellular isoform. Advancing Prion Science provides the first comprehensive reference on present knowledge about all aspects of TSEs' from basic science to the U.S. research infrastructure, from diagnostics to surveillance, and from prevention to treatment. This report summarizes the progress thus far.

Neurodegeneration and Prion Disease

Author : David R. Brown
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780387239224
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Neurodegeneration and Prion Disease written by David R. Brown and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first and only book on the subject of prions to cover the cause of cell death in the disease. It covers the full range of competing theories on the subject, from broad description and basic points up to the final details of the basic science.

Prions in Humans and Animals

Author : Beat Hörnlimann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110200171
Total Pages : 743 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Prions in Humans and Animals written by Beat Hörnlimann and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-05-08 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive work, aimed at both students and researchers alike, systematically covers all aspects of prion diseases (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies), from their history, microbiology and pathology to their transmissibility and prevention. The book describes diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, mad cow disease (BSE), chronic wasting disease and scrapie, highlighting their biochemical, molecular biological, genetic, and clinical aspects. A detailed presentation of the impact of prion diseases in fields such as pharmaceutics, blood products, disinfection, surgical instruments and epidemiology concludes with a discussion of preventive measures. A renowned editorial team, representing the fields of medicine, veterinary medicine and molecular biology, brought together 80 internationally respected authors for this translation and new edition of the successful German publication, not only from relevant research fields, but also from industry and public health institutions. The book includes chapters by, among many other notable scientists, William J. Hadlow, who discovered the relationship between the human and animal forms of prion diseases and Michael P. Alpers, with 45 years of experience in Papua New Guinea investigating the first known human epidemic form, kuru, transmitted by endocannibalism. Further contributions from Gerald A. H. Wells, a veterinary pathologist who described BSE and recognised its similarity to scrapie, thus recording the first cases in 1986 of the most important animal epidemic of modern times, and Robert G. Will, a medical neurologist and epidemiologist who discovered the emergence of the variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in 1996, underscore the strength of this author team. Carefully edited with numerous illustrations, this work offers a systematic approach committed to a clear presentation of the current knowledge of prion diseases. It aims to inspire and stimulate interdisciplinary cooperation, innovative research ideas and effective prevention.

PrPSc Prions: State of the Art

Author : Joaquín Castilla
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038973084
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book PrPSc Prions: State of the Art written by Joaquín Castilla and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "PrP^Sc prions: state of the art" that was published in Pathogens

Prion Biology and Diseases

Author : Stanley B. Prusiner
Publisher : CSHL Press
ISBN 13 : 9780879696931
Total Pages : 1130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Prion Biology and Diseases written by Stanley B. Prusiner and published by CSHL Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a new edition of the most authoritative book on Prion Biology, first published in 1999 and edited by the Nobel Prize-winning founder of the field. This expanded edition has been completely updated, and includes chapters on therapeutics, and diagnostic methods and approaches.

Neurogenetics, Part II

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444640770
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Neurogenetics, Part II written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neurogenetics, Part II, Volume 148, the latest release in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology, provides the latest information on the genetic methodologies that are having a significant impact on the study of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Using genetic science, researchers have identified over 200 genes that cause or contribute to neurological disorders. Still an evolving field of study, defining the relationship between genes and neurological and psychiatric disorders is expected to dramatically grow in scope. Part II builds on the foundation of Part I, expanding the coverage to dementias, paroxysmal disorders, neuromuscular disorders, white matter and demyelination diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, adult psychiatric disorders and cancer and phacomatoses. - Contains comprehensive coverage of neurogenetics - Details the latest science and its impact on our understanding of neurological, psychiatric disorders - Presents a focused reference for clinical practitioners and the neuroscience/neurogenetics research community

Paediatric Neurology

Author : Rob Forsyth
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191627119
Total Pages : 663 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Paediatric Neurology written by Rob Forsyth and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paediatric Neurology contains all the necessary guidance to investigate, diagnose and treat many of the common and rare neurological conditions in paediatrics. Each condition is covered by its own topic providing information on symptoms and signs, complications and emergency intervention. Other contents include: anatomical diagrams for quick and easy reference; expert guidance on drug usage in paediatric neurology; highlighted emergencies section; and, North American perspectives on management.

Prion

Author : Yusuf Tutar
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535130013
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Prion written by Yusuf Tutar and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protein aggregation causes malfunction in several biochemical processes. Genetic and spontaneous formations of these transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are fatal to humans and animals. Conformational change of normal form of the protein to misfolded form causes its accumulation. The misfolded infectious protein agent forms the pathogenesis of the disease. This book presents pathology of the disease along with current knowledge of the structure-activity mechanism in the first two sections. Dyshomeostasis of metals is implicated in the pathogenesis of prions, and this influence is discussed further to understand the prion mechanism. Genetic resistance and immunobiology of the disease are elaborated in the following section. Finally, a computational study on the dynamics of the prion propagation provides a structural basis of the mechanism.

Prions Prions Prions

Author : Stanley B. Prusiner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783540593430
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Prions Prions Prions written by Stanley B. Prusiner and published by Springer. This book was released on 1995-12-12 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of remarkable discoveries in the past three decades have led to the molecular and genetic characterization of the transmissible pathogen causing scrapie in animals and a quartet of human illnesses: kuru, Jakob-Creutzfeld disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease, and fatal familial insomnia. To distinguish this pathogen from viruses and viroids, the term "prion" was introduced to emphasize its proteinaceous and infectious nature. Stanley B. Prusiner, editor of this volume, was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his pioneering discovery of prions. The book reviews advances in studies of prions, which - as considereable evidence indicates - are novel pathogens composed only of protein.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Author : G. Jolles
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Neurodegenerative Diseases written by G. Jolles and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1994-11-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last few years, the considerable progress made in biochemistry, virology, molecular biology and genetics has revealed some of the intimate mechanisms of the neurodegenerative diseases. The present volume is an attempt to review the latest data in the field to illuminate new avenues for future research. This volume gathers together chapters and discussions on the etiology and pathogenesis of the neurodegenerative diseases. Apoptosis of programmed cell death as well as other genetic implications are discussed; special attention is given to the coexistence and interconnection of genetic and environmental factors. There is extensive coverage of prions responsible for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Cruetzfeld-Jacob disease and kuru. The various aspects of non-conventional transmissible agents are thoroughly reviewed. Further contributions deal with the role of growth factors as well as of free radicals. Consideration is given to the molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease, in particular the role of tau protein. Finally, several pharmacological models now available, which throw light upon aspects of Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea and multiple sclerosis, are examined and discussed. It is hoped that recent scientific advances will lead to the discovery of new drugs to fill the current therapeutic void. There are hopes of an early indication of this in the case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.