Conditional Deletion of Prnp Rescues Behavioral and Synaptic Deficits after Disease Onset in Transgenic Alzheimer's Disease
Salazar SV, Gallardo C, Kaufman AC, Herber CS, Haas LT, Robinson S, Manson JC, Lee MK, Strittmatter SM. Conditional Deletion of Prnp Rescues Behavioral and Synaptic Deficits after Disease Onset in Transgenic Alzheimer's Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 9207-9221. PMID: 28842420, PMCID: PMC5607466, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0722-17.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBrainDisease ProgressionFemaleGene DeletionMaleMental DisordersMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPrion ProteinsSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsDisease onsetAlzheimer's diseaseFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseDisease pathophysiologyCellular prion proteinHippocampal synapse lossSoluble oligomeric amyloidTransgenic Alzheimer's diseaseTime of diagnosisDisease-modifying therapiesAlzheimer's disease pathophysiologyPotential therapeutic targetAD-related phenotypesMonths of ageRole of PrPSymptom onsetSynaptic deficitsPrion proteinSynapse lossCatecholaminergic neuronsPlaque densityBehavioral deficitsOligomeric amyloidMouse modelPresent symptoms