Robust amyloid clearance in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease provides novel insights into the mechanism of amyloid-β immunotherapy

A Wang, P Das, RC Switzer, TE Golde… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Many new therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease delay the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) in
transgenic mice, but evidence for clearance of preexisting plaques is often lacking. Here, we …

Passive amyloid immunotherapy clears amyloid and transiently activates microglia in a transgenic mouse model of amyloid deposition

DM Wilcock, A Rojiani, A Rosenthal… - Journal of …, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
The role of microglia in the removal of amyloid deposits after systemically administered anti-
Aβ antibodies remains unclear. In the current study, we injected Tg2576 APP transgenic …

Immunization targeting a minor plaque constituent clears β-amyloid and rescues behavioral deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

J Morales-Corraliza, SD Schmidt, MJ Mazzella… - Neurobiology of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Although anti-human β-amyloid (Aβ) immunotherapy clears brain β-amyloid plaques in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), targeting additional brain plaque constituents to promote …

Mechanisms of Aβ plaque clearance following passive Aβ immunization

D Morgan - Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2006 - karger.com
Alzheimer's disease is a major health problem with limited available medical treatment
options. Immunotherapy is one approach with the potential to slow or reverse the disease …

A limited role for microglia in antibody mediated plaque clearance in APP mice

M Garcia-Alloza, BJ Ferrara, SA Dodwell… - Neurobiology of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in senile plaques is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Immunotherapy is a leading approach for amyloid clearance, despite the early termination of …

Microglial activation facilitates Aβ plaque removal following intracranial anti-Aβ antibody administration

DM Wilcock, SK Munireddy, A Rosenthal, KE Ugen… - Neurobiology of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The mechanisms by which anti-Aβ antibodies clear amyloid plaques in Aβ depositing
transgenic mice are unclear. In the current study, we demonstrate that inhibition of anti-Aβ …

Clearance of amyloid-beta in Alzheimer's disease: shifting the action site from center to periphery

YH Liu, YR Wang, Y Xiang, HD Zhou, B Giunta… - Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Amyloid-beta (Aβ) is suggested to play a causal role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Immunotherapies are among the most promising Aβ-targeting therapeutic …

Modeling Alzheimer's disease immune therapy mechanisms: Interactions of human postmortem microglia with antibody‐opsonized amyloid beta peptide

LF Lue, DG Walker - Journal of neuroscience research, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The induction of an antibody response to amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide has become a strategy
for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This has proven effective in reducing the …

Novel approaches for immunotherapeutic intervention in Alzheimer's disease

V Vasilevko, DH Cribbs - Neurochemistry international, 2006 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy can attenuate amyloid neuropathology and improve cognitive function in
transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease. However, the first clinical trial was halted when …

Aβ immunization: Moving Aβ peptide from brain to blood

VMY Lee - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
After many years of intense research on the etiology and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide, the major component of senile plaques, has …