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The Role Of Metals In Alzheimer's Disease Explored

Article Date: 20 Nov 2006 - 0:00am (PST)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating condition and its causes are still largely unknown. Various metals have been implicated as possible contributors to the development of AD. In a special double issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease published in November 2006, guest editors Andrei C. Miu and Oana Benga have brought together 14 insightful articles that explore the roles that metals play in the biochemistry and physiology of AD.

The articles cover six major categories: Comprehensive historical reviews, methodological perspectives, a topical review, integrative genetic and epigenetic reports, a review of risk factors and a "benchmark to clinical" review.

From guest editors Andrei C. Miu and Oana Benga: "We are grateful to the authors who accepted our challenge and who have shown that metallobiologists working in AD research have been less fascinated with describing end-stage pathognomonic lesions, and more concerned with identifying risk and aggravating factors that might help us better predict, diagnose and hopefully prevent AD in the future."

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John Savory, Mary M. Herman and Othman Ghribi review the four-decades-old controversy about aluminum neurotoxicity, examining data on the possible cellular mechanisms underlying aluminum neurotoxicity and potential neuroprotective strategies against aluminum toxicity. In the next review, Paul A. Adlard and Ashley I. Bush discuss how metal ions such as zinc and copper can potentiate Alzheimer's disease by participating in the aggregation of normal cellular proteins and in the generation of reactive oxygen species. In the third review article, Arezoo Campbell focuses on how aluminum and copper can initiate or propagate an inflammatory response in the aging brain. Christopher Exley reviews in-vitro studies of metals found in plaque cores in AD brains and concludes that aluminum and iron could cause oxidative damage but copper and zinc likely do not. In the final review article, Andrei C. Miu and Oana Benga recount the long history of aluminum's hypothetical role in AD. They extensively discuss several lines of evidence for involvement of aluminum as a secondary aggravating factor or risk factor and argue that further studies are warranted.
 
Bettina Platt discusses the methodologies that have been used to identify Alzheimer- and dementia-related targets for exogenous toxins. She explains how neuronal function can be assessed experimentally, based on the evidence obtained for the neurotoxin aluminum. In the second article on methods, Joanna Collingwood and Jon Dobson write about recent approaches to locate and identify iron compounds in neurodegenerative tissue. In addition to complementary techniques that allow them to quantify and identify iron compounds using magnetometry, extraction and electron microscopy, they utilize a powerful combined mapping/characterization approach with synchrotron X-rays.

The movement of metals across the blood-brain barrier is reviewed by Robert A. Yokel. A number of transporters are described that could mediate metal transport into and out of the brain. He reviews the role of these transporters in moving aluminum, manganese, iron and other metals across the blood-brain barrier.

Hani Atamna has developed a novel model of amyloid-beta induced heme-deficiency that could account for neurodegeneration in AD patients. He reviews the genetic, nutritional and toxicological factors that influence heme metabolism and their relevance to AD. James R. Connor and Sang Y. Lee discuss genetic mutations in the HFE gene that can affect iron balance in the brain, potentially leading to the generation of reactive oxygen and oxidative damage. In a study of the presenilins (PS), Nazneen N. Dewji discusses how these proteins can trigger a cascade of processes that lead to amyloid-beta production, leading to AD. He reviews the structures of the PS proteins that can support the model of a surface reaction between two nearby brain cells. Iftach Dolev and Daniel M. Michaelson write about the apoE4 isoform of apolipoprotein E. Their study of the nucleation, growth and reversibility of amyloid-beta deposition in mice should shed new light on this genetic risk factor for AD.

Vincenzo Solfrizzi and co-authors review the possible role of macronutrients and the basic elements of carbohydrates, proteins, and fat in the development of AD. They suggest that healthy diets, antioxidant supplements, and the prevention of nutritional deficiencies or exposure to foods and water with high content of metals could be considered the first line of defense against the development and progression of cognitive decline.

In the final article, Jose L. Domingo focuses on the role of aluminum and metals such as copper and zinc in AD, as well as on metal chelator therapy as a potential treatment for AD. The effects of aluminum, copper and zinc chelating agents on amyloid-beta plaques are reviewed.

Special Issue: Metals in Alzheimer's Disease

Guest Editors: Andrei Miu and Oana Benga Program of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, CJ, Romania

Table of Contents

Andrei C. Miu and Oana Benga
Foreword: Metals in Alzheimer's Disease

John Savory, Mary M. Herman, Othman Ghribi
Mechanisms of aluminum-induced neurodegeneration in animals: implications for Alzheimer's disease

Paul A. Adlard, Ashley I. Bush
Metals and Alzheimer's disease

Arezoo Campbell
The role of aluminum and copper on neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease

Christopher Exley
Aluminium and iron, but neither copper nor zinc, are key to the precipitation of sheets of A42 in senile plaque cores in Alzheimer's disease

Andrei C. Miu and Oana Benga
Aluminum and Alzheimer's disease: a new look

Dr Bettina Platt
Experimental approaches to assess metallotoxicity and ageing in models of Alzheimer's disease

Joanna Collingwood and Jon Dobson
Mapping and characterization of iron compounds in Alzheimer's tissue

Robert A. Yokel
Blood-Brain Barrier Flux of Aluminum, Manganese, Iron and Other Metals Suspected to Contribute to Metal-Induced Neurodegeneration

Hani Atamna
Heme Binding to Amyloid Peptide: A Mechanism for Neuroprotection from Alzheimer's Disease

James R. Connor and Sang Y. Lee
HFE Mutations and Alzheimer's Disease

Nazneen N. Dewji
Presenilin structure in mechanisms leading to Alzheimer's disease

Iftach Dolev, Daniel M. Michaelson
The Nucleation Growth and Reversibility of Amyloid Deposition in vivo

Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Anna Maria Colacicco, Alessia D'Introno, Cristiano Capurso, Angelo Del Parigi, Sabrina A. Capurso, Francesco Torres, Antonio Capurso, Francesco Panza Macronutrients, aluminium from drinking water and foods, and other metals in cognitive decline and dementia

Jose L. Domingo
Aluminum and other metals in Alzheimer's disease: A review of potential therapy with chelating agents

Transcript: Alzheimer Research Forum Live Discussion
Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer Disease

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About the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (http://www.j-alz.com) is an international multidisciplinary journal to facilitate progress in understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, behavior, treatment and psychology of Alzheimer's disease. The journal publishes research reports, reviews, short communications, book reviews, and letters-to-the-editor. The journal is dedicated to providing an open forum for original research that will expedite our fundamental understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

About IOS Press

Commencing its publishing activities in 1987, IOS Press (http://www.iospress.com) is a rapidly expanding scientific, technical, medical and professional publishing house focusing on a broad range of subject areas. Headquartered in Amsterdam, IOS Press publishes approximately 200 new books each year, including Delft University Press titles, and 70 international journals, covering topics ranging from computer science and mathematics to medicine and the natural sciences. Electronic access to all journals is now available. IOS Press also maintains offices in the Washington, DC area and Berlin and a co-publishing relationship with Ohmsha, Ltd (Tokyo).

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