Rescue of amyloid-Beta-induced inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by a peptide homologous to the nicotine binding domain of the alpha 7 subtype.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by brain accumulation of the neurotoxic amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) and by loss of cholinergic neurons and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Recent evidence indicates that memory loss and cognitive decline in AD correlate better with the amount of...

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Auteurs principaux: Arthur A Nery, Margaret H Magdesian, Cleber A Trujillo, Luciana B Sathler, Maria A Juliano, Luiz Juliano, Henning Ulrich, Sergio T Ferreira
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/ab41dddde33e43f2a52a5bf40dc26ccf
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