Brain Shuttle Neprilysin reduces central Amyloid-β levels.

Reducing Amyloid β (Aβ) in the brain is of fundamental importance for advancing the therapeutics for Alzheimer`s disease. The endogenous metallopeptidase neprilysin (NEP) has been identified as one of the key Aβ-degrading enzymes. Delivery of NEP to the brain by utilizing the Brain Shuttle (BS) tran...

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Main Authors: Christopher R Campos, Alicia M Kemble, Jens Niewoehner, Per-Ola Freskgård, Eduard Urich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229850