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α-Syn suppression reverses synaptic and memory defects in a mouse model of dementia with Lewy bodies.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 6 Jul 2011
Lim Youngshin, Kehm Victoria M, Lee Edward B, Soper James H, Li Chi, Trojanowski John Q, Lee Virginia M-Y
Abstract excerpt
Abnormally accumulated α-synuclein (α-syn) is a pathological hallmark of Lewy body-related disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy body disease (DLB). However, it is not well understood whether and how abnormal accumulation of α-syn leads to cognitive impairment or dementia in PD and DLB. Furthermore, it is not known whether targeted removal of α-syn pathology can reverse cognitive...
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