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What is the role of inflammation in the normal function of the brain?
What is the role of inflammation in the normal function of the brain?
- It is necessary for normal brain function (correct)
- It causes necrosis
- It leads to apoptosis
- It prevents excitotoxicity
Which protein aggregates in Lewy bodies in Parkinson's disease?
Which protein aggregates in Lewy bodies in Parkinson's disease?
- Phosphorylated tau
- Amyloid Beta
- Huntingtin
- Alpha-synuclein (correct)
What is the process of ubiquitination involved in?
What is the process of ubiquitination involved in?
- Prevention of excitotoxicity
- Activation of proteasome
- Targeted degradation of intracellular proteins (correct)
- Formation of Lewy bodies
Which type of protein aggregation disrupts other signaling cascades and sequesters proteins?
Which type of protein aggregation disrupts other signaling cascades and sequesters proteins?
What may be the result of misfolded and/or aggregated proteins in neurodegenerative conditions?
What may be the result of misfolded and/or aggregated proteins in neurodegenerative conditions?
Why is drug discovery currently facing challenges in Alzheimer's disease?
Why is drug discovery currently facing challenges in Alzheimer's disease?
What is the central role of glutamate receptors in excitotoxicity?
What is the central role of glutamate receptors in excitotoxicity?
What is the role of amyloid beta plaques (ABP) and tau neurofibrillary tangles (TNTs) in Alzheimer's disease?
What is the role of amyloid beta plaques (ABP) and tau neurofibrillary tangles (TNTs) in Alzheimer's disease?
What is the significance of trophic factor withdrawal in relation to Alzheimer's disease?
What is the significance of trophic factor withdrawal in relation to Alzheimer's disease?
What happens when tau, a protein involved in neuronal communication, becomes phosphorylated?
What happens when tau, a protein involved in neuronal communication, becomes phosphorylated?
How is the availability of proteasome related to neurodegenerative diseases?
How is the availability of proteasome related to neurodegenerative diseases?
What is the association between BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) and Alzheimer's disease?
What is the association between BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) and Alzheimer's disease?
What is the potential consequence of trophic factor withdrawal in relation to Alzheimer's disease?
What is the potential consequence of trophic factor withdrawal in relation to Alzheimer's disease?
How does phosphorylated tau impact neuronal communication?
How does phosphorylated tau impact neuronal communication?
What is the role of necrosis in Alzheimer's disease, as suggested by the text?
What is the role of necrosis in Alzheimer's disease, as suggested by the text?
What is the likely impact of decreased availability of proteasome in the context of neurodegenerative diseases?
What is the likely impact of decreased availability of proteasome in the context of neurodegenerative diseases?
What potentially happens in the mitochondria that could impact neurons and contribute to neurodegenerative conditions?
What potentially happens in the mitochondria that could impact neurons and contribute to neurodegenerative conditions?
What correlates with Alzheimer's disease more strongly than amyloid beta plaques, according to the text?
What correlates with Alzheimer's disease more strongly than amyloid beta plaques, according to the text?
What is the process that heavily ubiquitinated proteins undergo in the cell?
What is the process that heavily ubiquitinated proteins undergo in the cell?
What is the potential consequence of stimulating the proteasome too much in the context of Alzheimer's disease?
What is the potential consequence of stimulating the proteasome too much in the context of Alzheimer's disease?
In neurodegenerative conditions, misfolded and/or aggregated proteins might be linked to which of the following?
In neurodegenerative conditions, misfolded and/or aggregated proteins might be linked to which of the following?
What disrupts other signaling cascades, sequesters proteins, or causes other proteins to become misfolded in the context of aggregated proteins?
What disrupts other signaling cascades, sequesters proteins, or causes other proteins to become misfolded in the context of aggregated proteins?
What is the result of excess glutamate leading to cell death?
What is the result of excess glutamate leading to cell death?
What type of protein aggregates in Lewy bodies in Parkinson's disease?
What type of protein aggregates in Lewy bodies in Parkinson's disease?
