New Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Kamikihito, Reverses Amyloid-β-Induced Progression of Tau Phosphorylation and Axonal Atrophy

Aims. We previously reported that kamikihito (KKT), a traditional Japanese medicine, improved memory impairment and reversed the degeneration of axons in the 5XFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the mechanism underlying the effects of KKT remained unknown. The aim of the present s...

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Main Authors: Hidetoshi Watari, Yutaka Shimada, Chihiro Tohda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/706487