TY - CHAP AU - Yoshiko Miura AU - Tomohiro Fukuda ED - Svetlana Sarantseva Y1 - 2011-09-22 PY - 2011 T1 - Interaction and Aggregation of Amyloid β Peptide with Multivalent Sulfonated Sugar N2 - Amyloidoses are a heterogeneous group of diverse etiology diseases. They are characterized by an endogenous production of abnormal proteins called amyloid proteins, which are not hydrosoluble, form depots in various organs and tissue of animals and humans and cause dysfunctions. Despite many decades of research, the origin of the pathogenesis and the molecular determinants involved in amyloid diseases has remained elusive. At present, there is not an effective treatment to prevent protein misfolding in these amyloid diseases. The aim of this book is to present an overview of different aspects of amyloidoses from basic mechanisms and diagnosis to latest advancements in treatment. BT - Amyloidosis SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/22271 DO - 10.5772/22271 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -