The immune system, amyloid-β peptide, and Alzheimer's disease

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作者
Weksler, ME
Gouras, G
Relkin, NR
Szabo, P
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Weill Med Coll, Dept Med, New York, NY 10021 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Weill Med Coll, Dept Neurol, New York, NY 10021 USA
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10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00264.x
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
In this review, the case is made that amyloid-beta peptide in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease is a primary cause of the disease and that immunotherapy directed against this peptide has the potential to halt and/or reverse disease progression. This supposition is supported by the capacity of anti-beta-amyloid peptide antibodies to prevent or reverse the disease in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, preliminary results obtained in a small number of patients with Alzheimer's disease are consistent with the observations made in the mouse model of this disease. We review the relationship between the immune system, amyloid-beta peptide, and Alzheimer's disease and the progress made in applying immunotherapy to patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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