Electroacupuncture reduces Aβ production and BACE1 expression in SAMP8 mice

Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to have beneficial effects on Alzheimer's disease (AD). BACE1 (β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1) is involved in the abnormal production of amyloid-β plaque (Aβ), a hallmark of AD pathophysiology. Thus, the present study investigated th...

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Main Authors: Weiguo eDong, feng ewang, ye echen, xuehua ezheng, yongcai exie, wanqing eguo, hong eshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00148/full