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Toxicity of various amyloid beta peptide species in cultured human blood-brain barrier endothelial cells: increased toxicity of dutch-type mutant.
Journal of neuroscience research - 15 Jun 2000
Eisenhauer P B, Johnson R J, Wells J M, Davies T A, Fine R E
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The amyloid beta peptide (A beta) is the major component of the neuritic and cerebrovascular amyloid plaques that are one of the characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This peptide has been shown to be toxic to several relevant cell types, including neurons, cerebrovascular smooth muscle cells, and endothelial cells. We have studied the toxic effects of both soluble and aggregated species of A...
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