Abstract
Alzheimers disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain and the most common form of dementia among the elderly. As the population grows and lifespan is extended, the number of AD patients will continue to rise. Current clinical therapies for AD provide partial symptomatic benefits for some patients; however, none of them modify disease progression. Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, the major component of senile plaques in AD patients, is considered to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AD thereby leading to Aβ as a target for treatment. Aβ immunotherapy has been shown to induce a marked reduction in amyloid burden and an improvement in cognitive function in animal models. Although preclinical studies were successful, the initial human clinical trial of an active Aβ vaccine was halted due to the development of meningoencephalitis in ˜ 6% of the vaccinated AD patients. Some encouraging outcomes, including signs of cognitive stabilization and apparent plaque clearance, were obtained in subset of patients who generated antibody titers. These promising preliminary data support further efforts to refine Aβ immunotherapy to produce highly effective and safer active and passive vaccines for AD. Furthermore, some new human clinical trials for both active and passive Aβ immunotherapy are underway. In this review, we will provide an update of Aβ immunotherapy in animal models and in human beings, as well as discuss the possible mechanisms underlying Aβ immunotherapy for AD.
Keywords: Amyloid-β, immunotherapy, Alzheimer's disease, transgenic mice, clinical trials
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title: Amyloid-β Immunotherapy for Alzheimers Disease
Volume: 9 Issue: 2
Author(s): H.J. Fu, B. Liu, J.L. Frost and C.A. Lemere
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Keywords: Amyloid-β, immunotherapy, Alzheimer's disease, transgenic mice, clinical trials
Abstract: Alzheimers disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain and the most common form of dementia among the elderly. As the population grows and lifespan is extended, the number of AD patients will continue to rise. Current clinical therapies for AD provide partial symptomatic benefits for some patients; however, none of them modify disease progression. Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, the major component of senile plaques in AD patients, is considered to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AD thereby leading to Aβ as a target for treatment. Aβ immunotherapy has been shown to induce a marked reduction in amyloid burden and an improvement in cognitive function in animal models. Although preclinical studies were successful, the initial human clinical trial of an active Aβ vaccine was halted due to the development of meningoencephalitis in ˜ 6% of the vaccinated AD patients. Some encouraging outcomes, including signs of cognitive stabilization and apparent plaque clearance, were obtained in subset of patients who generated antibody titers. These promising preliminary data support further efforts to refine Aβ immunotherapy to produce highly effective and safer active and passive vaccines for AD. Furthermore, some new human clinical trials for both active and passive Aβ immunotherapy are underway. In this review, we will provide an update of Aβ immunotherapy in animal models and in human beings, as well as discuss the possible mechanisms underlying Aβ immunotherapy for AD.
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Fu H.J., Liu B., Frost J.L. and Lemere C.A., Amyloid-β Immunotherapy for Alzheimers Disease, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2010; 9 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152710791012017
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152710791012017 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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