Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid Production as a Possible Mechanism Underlying Caffeine's Protective Effect against Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia among older people, is characterized by the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau in the brain. Despite major advances in understanding the molecular etiology of th...

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Main Authors: Wostyn, Peter, Van Dam, Debby, Audenaert, Kurt, De Deyn, Peter Paul
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109764/