Amyloid beta and Alzheimer’s Disease: The role of neprilysin-2 in amyloid-beta clearance

Accumulation of the amyloid-beta (Ab) peptide is a central factor in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis as supported by continuing evidence. This review concisely summarizes this evidence supporting a critical role for Ab in AD before discussing the clearance of this peptide. Mechanisms of cleara...

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Principais autores: Robert eMarr, Daniel eHafez
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
coleção:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Acesso em linha:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00187/full