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The next chapter in Alzheimer's disease treatment: Antiamyloid monoclonal antibodies.
- Source :
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Nurse Practitioner . Nov2024, Vol. 49 Issue 11, p16-21. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The article focuses on the potential of antiamyloid monoclonal antibodies (MABs) as a promising treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Topics include the role of amyloid plaques in the development of AD and the evolution of the amyloid hypothesis, advancements in diagnostic tools such as blood tests and retinal hyperspectral imaging, and recent treatment breakthroughs like Aducanumab and Lecanemab, which target amyloid-beta plaques in the brain.
- Subjects :
- *ALZHEIMER'S disease risk factors
*ALZHEIMER'S disease diagnosis
*THERAPEUTIC use of monoclonal antibodies
*ALZHEIMER'S disease
*BLOOD testing
*INVESTIGATIONAL drugs
*POSITRON emission tomography
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*PHARMACY information services
*MONOCLONAL antibodies
*APOLIPOPROTEINS
*PHARMACOGENOMICS
*DRUG interactions
*DRUG efficacy
*AMYLOID beta-protein precursor
*CEREBROSPINAL fluid
*BIOMARKERS
*ALLELES
*MEDICAL care costs
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03611817
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nurse Practitioner
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 181067188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000248