There is no effective drug to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease affecting an estimated 30 million people around the world. Strongly supported by preclinical and clinical studies, amyloid-b...There is no effective drug to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease affecting an estimated 30 million people around the world. Strongly supported by preclinical and clinical studies, amyloid-beta (Aβ) may be a target for developing drugs against AD. Meanwhile, the fact that localized neuronal death/loss and synaptic impairment occur in AD should also be considered. Neuronal regeneration, which does not occur normally in the mammalian central nervous system, can be promoted by neurotrophic factors (NTFs). Evidence from clinical trials has shown that both Aβ clearance and NTFs are potentially effective in treating AD, thus a new approach combining Aβ clearance and administration of NTFs may be an effective therapeutic strategy.展开更多
Sodium beta alumina(Na-β-alumina) films were synthesized by heat treatment of NaAl6O(9.5)and γ-NaA1O2 films at temperatures of 1 373-1 573 K.Single-phase γ-NaA1O2 and NaAl6O(9.5) films were prepared by laser ...Sodium beta alumina(Na-β-alumina) films were synthesized by heat treatment of NaAl6O(9.5)and γ-NaA1O2 films at temperatures of 1 373-1 573 K.Single-phase γ-NaA1O2 and NaAl6O(9.5) films were prepared by laser chemical vapor deposition at the deposition temperatures of 976 and 1 100 K,respectively.Subsequent heat treatment of the films resulted in the formation of Na-β-alumina with α-Al2O3 at temperatures above 1 373 K for NaAl6O(9.5) and 1 473 K for γ-NaA1O2.On heat treatment at temperatures of 1 473-1 573 K,the faceted morphology with terraces of the as-deposited(110)-oriented γ-NaAlO2 films transformed to a porous morphology with platelet grains comprising Na-β-alumina and α-Al2O3.On heat treatment at temperatures of1 373-1 473 K,the pyramidal,faceted grains of as-deposited NaAl6O(9.5) films transformed to planer,shapeanisotropic morphology in the film of mixed Na-β-alumina and α-Al2O3.A dense morphology was observed in both the as-deposited and heat-treated NaAl6O(9.5) films.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30672450)the National Basic Research Development Program(973Program)of China(2011CB707500)
文摘There is no effective drug to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease affecting an estimated 30 million people around the world. Strongly supported by preclinical and clinical studies, amyloid-beta (Aβ) may be a target for developing drugs against AD. Meanwhile, the fact that localized neuronal death/loss and synaptic impairment occur in AD should also be considered. Neuronal regeneration, which does not occur normally in the mammalian central nervous system, can be promoted by neurotrophic factors (NTFs). Evidence from clinical trials has shown that both Aβ clearance and NTFs are potentially effective in treating AD, thus a new approach combining Aβ clearance and administration of NTFs may be an effective therapeutic strategy.
基金Funded by the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology,a Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research(No.26560235)the ARCMG–IMR Cooperative Program(No.14G0402)of Tohoku Universitythe China Scholarship Council and the 111 Project(No.B13035)of China
文摘Sodium beta alumina(Na-β-alumina) films were synthesized by heat treatment of NaAl6O(9.5)and γ-NaA1O2 films at temperatures of 1 373-1 573 K.Single-phase γ-NaA1O2 and NaAl6O(9.5) films were prepared by laser chemical vapor deposition at the deposition temperatures of 976 and 1 100 K,respectively.Subsequent heat treatment of the films resulted in the formation of Na-β-alumina with α-Al2O3 at temperatures above 1 373 K for NaAl6O(9.5) and 1 473 K for γ-NaA1O2.On heat treatment at temperatures of 1 473-1 573 K,the faceted morphology with terraces of the as-deposited(110)-oriented γ-NaAlO2 films transformed to a porous morphology with platelet grains comprising Na-β-alumina and α-Al2O3.On heat treatment at temperatures of1 373-1 473 K,the pyramidal,faceted grains of as-deposited NaAl6O(9.5) films transformed to planer,shapeanisotropic morphology in the film of mixed Na-β-alumina and α-Al2O3.A dense morphology was observed in both the as-deposited and heat-treated NaAl6O(9.5) films.