Alzheimer’s Research Has Found a Protein That Protects Against The Disease

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Alzheimer’s Research Has Found a Protein That Protects Against The Disease

A protein that may protect against Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by scientists.

Experiments found the degenerative brain condition spreads more rapidly in the brains of mice genetically engineered to lack it.

Known as LANDO (LC3-associated endocytosis), the protective protein was found to be less abundant by half in brains with dementia. The findings, published in Science Advances, may lead to a potential therapy for the condition.

Senior author Dr. Douglas Green—an immunologist at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis—said, “We learned about this pathway in the context of brain tumor research.

“But it has major implications for neuro-inflammatory and neuro-degenerative disease.

“We have shown [a] deficiency in LANDO, combined with aging, can lead to Alzheimer’s disease in a unique mouse model—and there is evidence suggesting this could also be the case in humans.”............

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/alzheimers-research-finds-protein-protects-from-disease/