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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Transgenic Mouse Models with Tau Pathology to Test Therapeutic Agents for Alzheimers Disease

Author(s): Felix Hernandez, Filip Lim, Jose J. Lucas, Concepcion Perez-Martin, Franscisco Moreno and Jesus Avila

Volume 2, Issue 1, 2002

Page: [51 - 58] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/1389557023406557

Price: $65

Abstract

The deposit of two proteins in the brain characterizes Alzheimers disease: deposits of β-amyloid protein to form senile plaques and tau protein in neurofibrillary tangles. This review discusses transgenic animals overexpressing normal or mutated tau protein as well as kinases involved in tau hyperphosphorylation. These animals hold a great potential as tools to test the effects of forthcoming therapeutical agents for Alzheimers disease.

Keywords: Tau Pathology, Alzheimers Disease, tau hyperphosphorylation


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