Do β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles cause or result from cholinergic dysfunction?
PARTIALLY ADDRESSED
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)
Landscape Summary:
Do β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles cause or result from cholinergic dysfunction? is a 0.88 priority gap in neurodegeneration.
It has 0 linked hypotheses with average composite score 0.000.
Status: partially_addressed.
Key Unanswered Questions
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Key Researchers
Colonna, Sevlever, et al. (TREM2 biology)
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Do β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles cause or result from cholinergic dysfunction? — INVOKE-2 (completed)
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