Zileuton improves memory deficits, amyloid and tau pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease with plaques and tangles.

The 5-lipoxygenase (5LO) enzyme is widely distributed within the central nervous system. Previous works showed that this protein is up-regulated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and plays an active role in the development of brain amyloidosis in the APP transgenic mice. In the present paper, we stu...

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Main Authors: Jin Chu, Jin-Guo Li, Domenico Praticò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3737232?pdf=render