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Pharmacological modulation of GSAP reduces amyloid-β levels and tau phosphorylation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease with plaques and tangles.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2014
Chu Jin, Lauretti Elisabetta, Craige Caryne P, Praticò Domenico
Abstract excerpt
Accumulation of neurotoxic amyloid-β (Aβ) is a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and an important player in its clinical manifestations. Formation of Aβ is controlled by the availability of an enzyme called γ-secretase. Despite its blockers being attractive therapeutic tools for lowering Aβ, this approach has failed because of their serious toxic side-effects. The discovery of the γ-secretase...
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