“Is dopamine involved in Alzheimer's disease?”

“Is dopamine involved in Alzheimer's disease?”

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline and dementia. Recent advances indicate that AD pathogenesis appears more complex than its mere neuropathology. Changes in synaptic plasticity, neuronal disarray and cell death are pathways commonly recognized as pathogenic mechanisms of AD. It is thought that the altered metabolism of certain...

Effects of hyperoxia in alzheimers transgenic mice

Glucose Role in Treatment of Alzheimers’ Disease

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Does Fungal Infection Cause Alzheimers?

Evidence that specific dopamine-1 receptor activation is involved in dopamine-induced renin release.

Direct effects of dopamine on renin release were examined using static incubations and perifusions of rat renal cortical slices. Dopamine (10(-5)M) significantly stimulated renin release compared with control. To determine which receptors are involved in dopamine-elicited renin release, studies were performed with specific dopamine-1 and dopamine-2 receptor agonists and antagonists, as well as ...