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Metabolic therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease.

2026 · International review of neurobiology · Vol 188, pp. 1-32 · 0 citations
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This chapter examines key metabolic pathways implicated in AD, including cerebral glucose hypometabolism, brain insulin resistance, impaired glycolysis, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation deficits, oxidative stress, and altered mitochondrial dynamics, and discusses therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring metabolic homeostasis.

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