A Glycosaminoglycan Extract from Portunus pelagicus Inhibits BACE1, the β Secretase Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease.
(2019)
Journal Article
Mycroft-West, C., Cooper, L., Devlin, A., Procter, P., Guimond, S., Guerrini, M., …Skidmore, M. (2019). A Glycosaminoglycan Extract from Portunus pelagicus Inhibits BACE1, the β Secretase Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease. Marine Drugs, 17, 293 -293. https://doi.org/10.3390/md17050293
Therapeutic options for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, are currently restricted to palliative treatments. The glycosaminoglycan heparin, widely used as a clinical anticoagulant, has previously been shown to inhibit the Alzheim... Read More about A Glycosaminoglycan Extract from Portunus pelagicus Inhibits BACE1, the β Secretase Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease..