Alzheimer’s disease(AD),which is one type of senile deimentia, has three remarkable pathologic characteristics-senile plaque,neurofibrillar tangles and neuronal death. As a neurotrophic factor, basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)is closely related to AD. This article reviewed the interaction between bFGF and AD-associated gene products(such as amyliod β protein,presenilin, apoloprotein E and microtubulin associated protein tau)and neuronal apoptosis. Some researchers suggested that bFGF may be put forward as potential therapeutic agent in AD and play a role in preventing or retarding the pathological process of this disease, alleviating or even eradicating the pathological insults of this disease.
