DIKUL - logo
E-viri
Preverite dostopnost
Recenzirano
  • Antibody against C-terminal...
    Gray, Audrey J; Sakaguchi, Gaku; Shiratori, Chiharu; Becker, Amanda G; LaFrancois, John; Aisen, Paul S; Duff, Karen; Matsuoka, Yasuji

    Neuroreport, 2007-February-12, Letnik: 18, Številka: 3
    Journal Article

    Accumulation of amyloid beta in the brain is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and the reduction of amyloid beta has been proposed as a primary therapeutic target. Mice immunized against amyloid beta and mice infused with anti-amyloid beta antibody (active and passive immunization, respectively) have reduced brain amyloid beta levels, and two mechanisms have been proposed: microglial phagocytosis in the brain and enhancement of amyloid beta efflux by antibodies present in the periphery (sequestration). The optimal antibody for microglial phagocytosis has been shown to be N-terminal-specific antibody; however, the potency of C-terminal-specific antibody in sequestration remains unclear. In this study, we found that anti-amyloid beta 40-specific antibody induces amyloid beta sequestration. These results indicate that C-terminal antibodies may be useful in amyloid beta sequestration therapy.