The nickel-chelator dimethylglyoxime inhibits human amyloid beta peptide in vitro aggregation

Abstract One of the hallmarks of the most common neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is the extracellular deposition and aggregation of Amyloid Beta (Aβ)-peptides in the brain. Previous studies have shown that select metal ions, most specifically copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) ions, have...

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Main Authors: Stéphane L. Benoit, Robert J. Maier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86060-1