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This research aims to explore the formation and role of amyloid-beta aggregates in Alzheimer's disease and the influence of apolipoprotein E isoforms.

September 13, 2004Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access

A nontransgenic mouse model shows inducible amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide deposition and elucidates the role of apolipoprotein E in the amyloid cascade

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IDIftach DolevWestern Digital (Israel)DMDaniel M. MichaelsonTel Aviv University

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Randomized trial investigates amyloid-beta aggregation in mice, highlighting apolipoprotein E's role.

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This research aims to explore the formation and role of amyloid-beta aggregates in Alzheimer's disease and the influence of apolipoprotein E isoforms.
Examined the effects of neprilysin inhibition followed by reactivation on amyloid-beta deposition in mice.
Conducted intracerebroventricular infusions of thiorphan in both control and apoE-transgenic mice.
Analyzed changes in amyloid-beta aggregation and associated astrogliosis.
In control mice, neprilysin inhibition led to increased amyloid-beta42 and amyloid-beta40 deposits.
ApoE4 specifically enhanced nucleation and aggregation of amyloid-beta deposits.
Astrogliosis was triggered by both insoluble and soluble amyloid-beta aggregates.

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Dolev et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a214f2af69db56553c3dacf https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0404458101

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A nontransgenic mouse model shows inducible amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide deposition and elucidates the role of apolipoprotein E in the amyloid cascade

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A nontransgenic mouse model shows inducible amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide deposition and elucidates the role of apolipoprotein E in the amyloid cascade

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