Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor attenuates oligomeric amyloid β neurotoxicity by activation of neprilysin.

Soluble oligomeric amyloid β (oAβ) causes synaptic dysfunction and neuronal cell death, which are involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The hematopoietic growth factor granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and drives n...

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Main Authors: Yukiko Doi, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Mizoguchi, Kazuya Fukumoto, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Shijie Jin, Jun Kawanokuchi, Bijay Parajuli, Yoshifumi Sonobe, Tetsuya Mizuno, Akio Suzumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4111597?pdf=render