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Developing β-secretase inhibitors for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

β-Secretase (memapsin 2; BACE1) is the first protease in the processing of amyloid precursor protein leading to the production of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the brain. It is believed that high levels of brain Aβ are responsible for the pathogenisis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Therefore, β-secretase is a maj...

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Main Authors: Ghosh, Arun K., Brindisi, Margherita, Tang, Jordan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276244/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22122681
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07476.x
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