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Peripheral Administration of a Humanized Anti-PrP Antibody Blocks Alzheimer's Disease Aβ Synaptotoxicity.

Klyubin, I; Nicoll, AJ; Khalili-Shirazi, A; Farmer, M; Canning, S; Mably, A; Linehan, J; ... Collinge, J; + view all (2014) Peripheral Administration of a Humanized Anti-PrP Antibody Blocks Alzheimer's Disease Aβ Synaptotoxicity. J Neurosci , 34 (18) 6140 - 6145. 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3526-13.2014. Green open access

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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with pathological assembly states of amyloid-β protein (Aβ). Aβ-related synaptotoxicity can be blocked by anti-prion protein (PrP) antibodies, potentially allowing therapeutic targeting of this aspect of AD neuropathogenesis. Here, we show that intravascular administration of a high-affinity humanized anti-PrP antibody to rats can prevent the plasticity-disrupting effects induced by exposure to soluble AD brain extract. These results provide an in vivo proof of principle for such a therapeutic strategy.

Type: Article
Title: Peripheral Administration of a Humanized Anti-PrP Antibody Blocks Alzheimer's Disease Aβ Synaptotoxicity.
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3526-13.2014
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3526-13.2014
Additional information: Copyright © 2014 Klyubin et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.
Keywords: Alzheimer's, drug discovery, immunotherapy, long-term potentiation, prion
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases > MRC Prion Unit at UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases Support
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1428508
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