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Efficacy of a therapeutic vaccine using mutated β-amyloid sensitized dendritic cells in Alzheimer's mice.
Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology - 1 Sept 2012
Luo Zhongqiu, Li Jialin, Nabar Neel R, Lin Xiaoyang, Bai Ge, Cai Jianfeng, Zhou Shu-Feng, Cao Chuanhai, Wang Jinhuan
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Despite FDA suspension of Elan's AN-1792 amyloid beta (Aβ) vaccine in phase IIb clinical trials, the implications of this study are the guiding principles for contemporary anti-Aβ immunotherapy against Alzheimer's disease (AD). AN-1792 showed promising results with regards to Aβ clearance and cognitive function improvement, but also exhibited an increased risk of Th1 mediated meningoencephalitis. As such, vaccine...
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