| First Author | Loane DJ | Year | 2009 |
| Journal | Nat Med | Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 | Pages | 377-9 |
| PubMed ID | 19287391 | Mgi Jnum | J:149374 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3848385 | Doi | 10.1038/nm.1940 |
| Citation | Loane DJ, et al. (2009) Amyloid precursor protein secretases as therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury. Nat Med 15(4):377-9 |
| abstractText | Amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides, found in Alzheimer's disease brain, accumulate rapidly after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in both humans and animals. Here we show that blocking either beta- or gamma-secretase, enzymes required for production of Abeta from amyloid precursor protein (APP), can ameliorate motor and cognitive deficits and reduce cell loss after experimental TBI in mice. Thus, APP secretases are promising targets for treatment of TBI. |
