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- Title
Optical Imaging of Beta-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease.
- Authors
Luo, Ziyi; Xu, Hao; Liu, Liwei; Ohulchanskyy, Tymish Y.; Qu, Junle
- Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial, irreversible, and incurable neurodegenerative disease. The main pathological feature of AD is the deposition of misfolded β-amyloid protein (Aβ) plaques in the brain. The abnormal accumulation of Aβ plaques leads to the loss of some neuron functions, further causing the neuron entanglement and the corresponding functional damage, which has a great impact on memory and cognitive functions. Hence, studying the accumulation mechanism of Aβ in the brain and its effect on other tissues is of great significance for the early diagnosis of AD. The current clinical studies of Aβ accumulation mainly rely on medical imaging techniques, which have some deficiencies in sensitivity and specificity. Optical imaging has recently become a research hotspot in the medical field and clinical applications, manifesting noninvasiveness, high sensitivity, absence of ionizing radiation, high contrast, and spatial resolution. Moreover, it is now emerging as a promising tool for the diagnosis and study of Aβ buildup. This review focuses on the application of the optical imaging technique for the determination of Aβ plaques in AD research. In addition, recent advances and key operational applications are discussed.
- Subjects
OPTICAL images; ALZHEIMER'S disease; COGNITIVE ability; SENSITIVITY &; specificity (Statistics); IONIZING radiation; INTRAVASCULAR ultrasonography; NEUROFIBRILLARY tangles
- Publication
Biosensors (2079-6374), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 8, p255
- ISSN
2079-6374
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bios11080255