What is it about?
Melatonin prevents formation of a toxic protein in Alzheimer's disease if used early enough in the process. This publication shows that administration of melatonin to mice which develop a genetic disease similar to Alzheimer's disease, can get rid of the toxic protein (amyloid) in their brains in a more efficient manner.
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Why is it important?
Delaying or preventing Alzheimer's disease is of obvious importance to everyone.
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This article highlights the importance of removing a toxic substance, involved in Alzheimer's disease, from the brain.
Miguel Pappolla
University of Texas Medical Branch
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This page is a summary of: Melatonin Treatment Enhances Aβ Lymphatic Clearance in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyloidosis, Current Alzheimer Research, May 2018, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1567205015666180411092551.
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