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Modeling an anti-amyloid combination therapy for Alzheimer's disease.
Science translational medicine - 6 Jan 2010
Chow Vivian W, Savonenko Alena V, Melnikova Tatiana, Kim Hyunsu, Price Donald L, Li Tong, Wong Philip C
Abstract excerpt
As only symptomatic treatments are now available for Alzheimer's disease (AD), safe and effective mechanism-based therapies remain a great unmet need for patients with this neurodegenerative disease. Although gamma-secretase and BACE1 [beta-site beta-amyloid (Abeta) precursor protein (APP) cleaving enzyme 1] are well-recognized therapeutic targets for AD, untoward side effects associated with strong inhibition or...
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