Quercetin protects human brain microvascular endothelial cells from fibrillar β-amyloid1–40-induced toxicity
Amyloid beta-peptides (Aβ) are known to undergo active transport across the blood-brain barrier, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy has been shown to be a prominent feature in the majority of Alzheimer׳s disease. Quercetin is a natural flavonoid molecule and has been demonstrated to have potent neuropr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383514001245 |