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Citation of this paper:.[J].Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine,2017,24(6):964-969
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孙海涛1,巨淑慧1,庄建华2,李澎2,马天君2,毛蕾2,赵忠新2,尹又2* 1.海军军医大学上海 200433 2.海军军医大学附属长征医院神经内科上海 200003 
Abstract:Alzheimer disease (AD) is one of the most common types of dementia. Serotonin (5-HT) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of AD, causing alterations in patients’ cognitive abilities, as well as learning and memory capabilities, by regulating the cholinergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission through the signal transduction pathway. Patients suffer from emotional disorders including depression and apathy and clinical manifestations such as unrestrained diet, which are all related to the signaling function of 5-HT receptors. Strengthening the 5-HT receptor-mediated transduction pathway and increasing the concentration of synaptic 5-HT have been used as a novel therapy for delaying the progression of AD. This articles reviews the AD therapies targeting 5-HT transduction pathway.
keywords:5-HT  receptors  Alzheimer disease  drugs
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