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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9997
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Institutional Programs (KIST) [2E25023, 2E24582]
- KHIDI [HI14C0466]
- National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST), Republic of Korea [2E25023] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the transition of amyloid-beta (A beta) monomers into toxic oligomers and plaques. Given that A beta abnormality typically precedes the development of clinical symptoms, an agent capable of disaggregating existing A beta aggregates may be advantageous. Here we report that a small molecule, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1piperazinepropanesulphonic acid (EPPS), binds to A beta aggregates and converts them into monomers. The oral administration of EPPS substantially reduces hippocampus-dependent behavioural deficits, brain A beta oligomer and plaque deposits, glial gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) release and brain inflammation in an A beta-overexpressing, APP/PS1 transgenic mouse model when initiated after the development of severe AD-like phenotypes. The ability of EPPS to rescue A beta aggregation and behavioural deficits provides strong support for the view that the accumulation of A beta is an important mechanism underlying AD.
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