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IVIG Delays Onset in a Mouse Model of Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Apr 2019
Gu Huiying, Kirchhein Yvonne, Zhu Timothy, Zhao Gang, Peng Hongjun, Du Eileen, Liu Junyi, Mastrianni James A, Farlow Martin R, Dodel Richard, Du Yansheng
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Our previous studies showed that intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) contained anti-Aβ autoantibodies that might be able to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, we identified and characterized naturally occurring autoantibodies against PrP from IVIG. Although autoantibodies in IVIG blocked PrP fibril formation and PrP neurotoxicity in vitro, it remained unknown whether IVIG could reduce amyloid plaque...
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