Alzheimer Disease

Possible therapeutic agents, disulfonic stilbenes, prevent beta amyloid toxicity

Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, May 28th, 2003

Possible therapeutic agents, disulfonic stilbenes, prevent beta amyloid toxicity and staurosporine apoptosis in culture, and show that anion exchange proteins are the most likely candidates involved in toxicity.

According to published research from the United States, "Anion exchange proteins were recently identified among some of the proteins found clustered together in the hallmark plaques and tangles of Alzheimer patient brains.

"Anion exchange proteins underlie chloride/bicarbonate exchange, cell shape regulation, and participate in removal of aged cells by the immune system.

"In this study we compared the neuroprotective...

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Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2003-05-28)

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