BACE1 RNAi restores the composition of phosphatidylethanolamine-derivates related to memory improvement in aged 3xTg-AD mice

β-amyloid (Aβ) is produced by the β-secretase 1 (BACE1)-mediated enzymatic cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein through the amyloidogenic pathway, making BACE1 a therapeutic target against Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Alterations in lipid metabolism are a risk factor for AD by an unknown mechanism...

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Main Authors: Javier Gustavo Villamil, Alvaro Barrera-Ocampo, Diego Piedrahita, Claudia Maria Velasquez-Rodriguez, Julian David Arias-Londoño, Gloria Patricia Cardona Gomez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2016.00260/full