Do These Look the Same to You? Amyloid Oligomers vs. Amyloid Fibers (IMAGE)

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences

Do These Look the Same to You? Amyloid Oligomers vs. Amyloid Fibers

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Current Alzheimer's drugs target the amyloid fibers (on right), which have a vastly different molecular structure than amyloid oligomers (on left), the likely culprit behind the disease. The UCLA findings may shed light on why existing Alzheimer's drugs produce limited effect.

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UCLA/Gao lab

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