Active Aß Immunization Reverses (Some) Neuritic Pathology
Neurites – projections from a neuron’s cell body – become structurally abnormal in proximity to the extracellular aggregates that occur in both neurodegenerative disease and “normal” cognitive aging. These structural abnormalities have been suggested to play a role in cognitive pathology, by disrupting normal synaptic integration. Active immunotherapy against beta-amyloid (using the AN1792 antibody) has now been shown to reverse much of this structural deformity, even in cases where plaque clearance is incomplete.
