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A neuroprotective brain-penetrating endopeptidase fusion protein ameliorates Alzheimer disease pathology and restores neurogenesis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 20 Jun 2014
Spencer Brian, Verma Inder, Desplats Paula, Morvinski Dinorah, Rockenstein Ed, Adame Anthony, Masliah Eliezer
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by widespread neurodegeneration throughout the association cortex and limbic system, deposition of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) in the neuropil and around the blood vessels, and formation of neurofibrillary tangles. The endopeptidase neprilysin has been successfully used to reduce the accumulation of Aβ following intracranial viral vector delivery or ex vivo manipulated...
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