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Homocysteine exacerbates β-amyloid pathology, tau pathology, and cognitive deficit in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease with plaques and tangles.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jun 2014
Li Jian-Guo, Chu Jin, Barrero Carlos, Merali Salim, Praticò Domenico
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OBJECTIVE: High level of homocysteine (Hcy) is a recognized risk factor for developing Alzheimer disease (AD). However, the mechanisms involved are unknown. Previously, it was shown that high Hcy increases brain β-amyloid (Aβ) levels in amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice, but no data are available on the effect that it may have on the other main pathologic features of AD such as tau. METHODS: 3xTg mice...
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