Evaluating the effects of the novel GLP-1 analogue liraglutide in Alzheimer’s disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ELAD study)

Abstract Background Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue currently approved for type 2 diabetes and obesity. Preclinical evidence in transgenic models of Alzheimer’s disease suggests that liraglutide exerts neuroprotective effects by reducing amyloid oligomers, normalising synap...

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Main Authors: Grazia Daniela Femminella, Eleni Frangou, Sharon B. Love, Gail Busza, Clive Holmes, Craig Ritchie, Robert Lawrence, Brady McFarlane, George Tadros, Basil H. Ridha, Carol Bannister, Zuzana Walker, Hilary Archer, Elizabeth Coulthard, Ben R. Underwood, Aparna Prasanna, Paul Koranteng, Salman Karim, Kehinde Junaid, Bernadette McGuinness, Ramin Nilforooshan, Ajay Macharouthu, Andrew Donaldson, Simon Thacker, Gregor Russell, Naghma Malik, Vandana Mate, Lucy Knight, Sajeev Kshemendran, John Harrison, David J. Brooks, Anthony Peter Passmore, Clive Ballard, Paul Edison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3259-x