Laboratório de Neurociências (LIM27), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Braz J Psychiatry. 2020 Aug;42(4):431-441. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0735. Epub 2020 Jan 24.
The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is expected to more than double by 2050. Studies on the pathophysiology of AD have been changing our understanding of this disorder and setting a new scenario for drug development and other therapies. Concepts like the "amyloid cascade" and the "continuum of AD," discussed in this article, are now well established. From updated classifications and recommendations to advances in biomarkers of AD, we aim to critically assess the literature on AD, addressing new definitions and challenges that emerged from recent studies on the subject. Updates on the status of major clinical trials are also given, and future perspectives are discussed.
阿尔茨海默病(AD)是一种进行性神经退行性疾病,预计到 2050 年其患病率将增加一倍以上。AD 病理生理学的研究改变了我们对这种疾病的认识,并为药物开发和其他疗法设定了新的方案。本文讨论的“淀粉样蛋白级联”和“AD 连续谱”等概念现已得到广泛认可。从更新的分类和建议到 AD 生物标志物的进展,我们旨在对 AD 文献进行批判性评估,解决该主题的最新研究中出现的新定义和挑战。还提供了主要临床试验现状的更新,并讨论了未来的展望。