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<strong>Metabolic</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Biochemical</strong> <strong>Alterations</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>Alzheimer</strong> <strong>Disease</strong>: <strong>Facts</strong> <strong>and</strong> Fictions<br />

Prof. Mark A. Smith<br />

Oxidative damage directly correlates<br />

with mtDNA<br />

mtDNA<br />

(optical<br />

density<br />

X100)<br />

8.0<br />

7.0<br />

6.0<br />

5.0<br />

4.0<br />

3.0<br />

2.0<br />

1.0<br />

0.0<br />

0 2 4<br />

R 2 = 0.8374<br />

6 8 10 12 14 16<br />

8OHG (optical density X100)<br />

28<br />

A<br />

Abnormal mitochondrial distribution<br />

<strong>in</strong> AD bra<strong>in</strong>s<br />

B<br />

C<br />

E<br />

J Neurosci., 29, 9090-103 (2009)<br />

29<br />

PET SCAN-profound metabolic<br />

decrease as an early <strong>in</strong>dicator of AD<br />

Control<br />

<strong>Alzheimer</strong><br />

30<br />

The screen versions of these slides have full details of copyright <strong>and</strong> acknowledgements<br />

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