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Do β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles cause or result from cholinergic dysfunction?
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neurodegeneration
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The abstract explicitly questions whether AD's hallmark pathologies induce cholinergic dysfunction or vice versa. This fundamental causality question is critical for determining therapeutic targets but remains unresolved despite evidence that β-amyloid affects cholinergic receptors.
Gap type: open_question
Source paper: The cholinergic system in aging and neuronal degeneration. (2011, Behavioural brain research, PMID:21145918)