Blocking PTP1B Sparks Memory Gains and Plaque Clearance in Alzheimer's Model
TL;DR
Blocking the protein PTP1B improved learning and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's by boosting microglial clearance of amyloid-β plaques through enhanced SYK signaling; because PTP1B is also tied to obesity and diabetes, this approach could address multiple disease pathways and be combined with existing Alzheimer's treatments, with DepYmed, Inc. collaborating to develop the inhibitors.
Topics:healthhealth-and-medicine#alzheimers-disease#amyloid-b#health-and-medicine#microglia#ptp1b#syk
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