Issue 32, 2016

Is ascorbate Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde in the Cu(Aβ) mediated oxidative stress linked to Alzheimer's disease?

Abstract

Evaluation of the pro versus antioxidant activity of ascorbate regarding Cu(Aβ) induced reactive oxygen species production in the context of Alzheimer's disease shows that a protective activity can only be observed at high ascorbate concentration for exogenous molecules but not for the amyloid-β peptide itself.

Graphical abstract: Is ascorbate Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde in the Cu(Aβ) mediated oxidative stress linked to Alzheimer's disease?

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 May 2016
Accepted
23 May 2016
First published
24 May 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 12627-12631

Is ascorbate Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde in the Cu(Aβ) mediated oxidative stress linked to Alzheimer's disease?

C. Cheignon, F. Collin, P. Faller and C. Hureau, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 12627 DOI: 10.1039/C6DT01979J

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