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Memantine normalizes several phenotypic features in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2010
Rueda Noemí, Llorens-Martín María, Flórez Jesús, Valdizán Elsa, Banerjee Pradeep, Trejo Jose Luis, Martínez-Cué Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Ts65Dn (TS) mice exhibit several phenotypic characteristics of human Down syndrome, including an increased brain expression of amyloid-beta protein precursor (AbetaPP) and cognitive disturbances. Aberrant N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor signaling has been suspected in TS mice, due to an impaired generation of hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP). Memantine, an uncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist...
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