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Inhibition of discoidin domain receptor (DDR)-1 with nilotinib induces autophagy and reduces inflammation and vascular fibrosis in Alzheimer’s disease
2023-03-22
Abstract excerpt
Discoidin Domain Receptor (DDR)-1 is activated by collagen. Nilotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is FDA-approved for leukemia and potently inhibits DDR-1. Individuals diagnosed with mild-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treated with nilotinib (versus placebo) for 12 months showed reduction of amyloid plaque and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid, and attenuation of dopamine catabolism and hippocampal volu...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 589ae5a5-5b08-57dc-ac68-909b635131d0
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2705486/v1
