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Natural compounds that modulate BACE1-processing of amyloid-beta precursor protein in Alzheimer's disease.
Discovery medicine - 1 Sept 2012
Zhang Can
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder and the primary cause of dementia, with no cure presently available. The pathogenesis of AD is believed to be primarily driven by amyloid-β (Aβ), the principal component of senile plaques in the AD brain. Aβ is generated through a sequential proteolytic process initiated by BACE1, or β-secretase, from the amyloid-β precursor protein (APP)....
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