Transplantation studies using mouse models for Alzheimer's disease reveal that diffusible Aβ peptide is sufficient for amyloid plaque formation but is influenced by the local environment.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
-
Orexin receptors exert a neuroprotective effect in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) via heterodimerization with GPR103
Scientific Reports Open Access 30 July 2015
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$209.00 per year
only $17.42 per issue
Rent or buy this article
Prices vary by article type
from$1.95
to$39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Selkoe, D.J. Physiol. Rev. 81, 741–766 (2001).
Meyer-Luehmann, M. et al. Nat. Neurosci. 6, 370–377 (2003).
Brandner, S. et al. Nature 379, 339–343 (1996).
Hsiao, K.K. et al. Neuron 15, 1203–1218 (1995).
Van Dam, D. et al. Eur. J. Neurosci. 17, 388–396 (2003).
Westerman, M.A. et al. J. Neurosci. 22, 1858–1867 (2002).
Urbanc, B. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 13990–13995 (2002).
Bondolfi, L. et al. J. Neurosci. 22, 515–522 (2002).
Klein, W.L. Neurobiol. Aging 23, 231–235 (2002).
Kawarabayashi, T. et al. J. Neurosci. 21, 372–381 (2001).
Walsh, D.M. et al. Nature 416, 535–539 (2002).
Hsia, A.Y. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 3228–3233 (1999).
Mucke, L. et al. J. Neurosci. 20, 4050–4058 (2000).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Carlson, G. A welcoming environment for amyloid plaques. Nat Neurosci 6, 328–330 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0403-328
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0403-328
This article is cited by
-
Orexin receptors exert a neuroprotective effect in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) via heterodimerization with GPR103
Scientific Reports (2015)
-
Novel Transgenic Rice-Based Vaccines
Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis (2015)