Strategies for disease modification in Alzheimer's disease
@article{Citron2004StrategiesFD,
title={Strategies for disease modification in Alzheimer's disease},
author={Martin O. Citron},
journal={Nature Reviews Neuroscience},
year={2004},
volume={5},
pages={677-685}
}Treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the biggest unmet medical need in neurology. Current drugs improve symptoms, but do not have profound disease-modifying effects. Three main classes of disease-modification approaches can be defined: one that is broadly neurotrophic or neuroprotective, one that targets specific aspects of AD pathology, and one that is based on epidemiological observation. This review discusses all three approaches, with particular emphasis on anti-amyloid strategies…
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