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Abstract

Active immunization with the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide has been shown to decrease brain Aβ deposition in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and certain peripherally administered anti-Aβ antibodies were shown to mimic this effect. In exploring factors that alter Aβ metabolism and clearance, we found that a monoclonal antibody (m266) directed against the central domain of Aβ was able to bind and completely sequester plasma Aβ. Peripheral administration of m266 to PDAPP transgenic mice, in which Aβ is generated specifically within the central nervous system (CNS), results in a rapid 1,000-fold increase in plasma Aβ, due, in part, to a change in Aβ equilibrium between the CNS and plasma. Although peripheral administration of m266 to PDAPP mice markedly reduces Aβ deposition, m266 did not bind to Aβ deposits in the brain. Thus, m266 appears to reduce brain Aβ burden by altering CNS and plasma Aβ clearance.

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DeMattos, R. B., Bales, K. R., Cummins, D. J., Dodart, J.-C., Paul, S. M., & Holtzman, D. M. (2001). Peripheral anti-Aβ antibody alters CNS and plasma Aβ clearance and decreases brain Aβ burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 98(15), 8850–8855.

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Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 10:34 a.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 4 months ago (April 12, 2022, 11:56 p.m.)
Indexed 1 week, 6 days ago (Aug. 19, 2025, 6:01 a.m.)
Issued 24 years, 1 month ago (July 3, 2001)
Published 24 years, 1 month ago (July 3, 2001)
Published Online 24 years, 1 month ago (July 3, 2001)
Published Print 24 years, 1 month ago (July 17, 2001)
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@article{DeMattos_2001, title={Peripheral anti-Aβ antibody alters CNS and plasma Aβ clearance and decreases brain Aβ burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease}, volume={98}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.151261398}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.151261398}, number={15}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={DeMattos, Ronald B. and Bales, Kelly R. and Cummins, David J. and Dodart, Jean-Cosme and Paul, Steven M. and Holtzman, David M.}, year={2001}, month=jul, pages={8850–8855} }