Cell cultures from animal models of Alzheimer's disease as a tool for faster screening and testing of drug efficacy

F Trinchese, S Liu, I Ninan, D Puzzo, JP Jacob… - Journal of Molecular …, 2004 - Springer
F Trinchese, S Liu, I Ninan, D Puzzo, JP Jacob, O Arancio
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2004Springer
Approximately 2 million people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD),
which is the most common cause of chronic dementia among the aging population. During
the last 7 yr, excellent opportunities to screen drugs against AD have been provided by
animal models of the disease. Because even in the fastest model, AD pathology does not
start before the end of the second month, it has been necessary to wait at least until that age
to inject drugs into the animal to assess whether they prevent, reduce, or revert synaptic …
Abstract
Approximately 2 million people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is the most common cause of chronic dementia among the aging population. During the last 7 yr, excellent opportunities to screen drugs against AD have been provided by animal models of the disease. Because even in the fastest model, AD pathology does not start before the end of the second month, it has been necessary to wait at least until that age to inject drugs into the animal to assess whether they prevent, reduce, or revert synaptic impairment, plaque formation, and increase of β-amyloid (Aβ) levels, the main features of the disease. A solution to the problems mentioned above is achieved by the present fast, efficient, and reproducible cultured cell system from animal models of AD or Aβ-associated diseases, for the screening and testing of compounds for the treatment and therapy of AD or Aβ-associated diseases.
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