Univ. of California, San Diego

A-beta vaccination affects plaque pathology in absence of encephalitis

Published in Elder Law Weekly, March 23rd, 2005

Researchers report the effects of A-beta vaccination on plaque pathology in the absence of encephalitis in Alzheimer disease in a recent issue of the journal Neurology.

According to a study from the United States, "The authors report a patient with Alzheimer disease without encephalitis who was immunized with AN-1792 (an adjuvanted formulation of A-beta-42). There were no amyloid plaques in the frontal cortex and abundant A-beta-immunoreactive macrophages, but tangles and amyloid angiopathy were present. The white matter appeared normal and minimal lymphocytic infiltration in the leptomeninges was observed."

"This case illustrates the effects...

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