Neurology

New Therapeutical Target in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the overproduction of plaques formed by beta-amyloid, which can be contrasted through the use of proteins belonging to the family of alpha-secretase. In a trial performed by MIT, some rats with an overproduction of beta-amyloid (with consequent behavioural and cognitive alterations very similar to the ones in Alzheimer’s disease) have been matched with some rats with an overproduction of SIRT1 (a molecule stimulating the production of alpha-secretase and slowing oxidative processes and ageing).
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