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Testing the Therapeutic Potential of Doxycycline in a Drosophila melanogaster Model of Alzheimer Disease
14 Oct 2011
Abstract excerpt
Therapies for Alzheimer disease that reduce the production of pathogenic amyloid β (Aβ) peptides have been associated with a range of unwanted effects. For this reason, alternative strategies that promote the clearance of the peptide by preventing its aggregation and deposition in the brain have been favored. In this context we have studied doxycycline, a member of the tetracycline family of antibiotics that has...
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