Suppression of Alzheimer's disease-related phenotypes by geranylgeranylacetone in mice.

Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ is generated by the secretase-mediated proteolysis of β-amyloid precursor protein (APP), and cleared by enzyme-mediated degradation and phagocytosis. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 stimulates...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Hoshino, Koichiro Suzuki, Takahide Matsushima, Naoki Yamakawa, Toshiharu Suzuki, Tohru Mizushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3788141?pdf=render