Alzheimer's can be treated with brain proteins
In lab specimens of animal, brain protein has found that has the ability to reduce Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study said. The memory supportive ...
In lab specimens of animal, brain protein has found that has the ability to reduce Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study said.
The memory supportive portion of the brain called “entorhinal cortex”, usually produce BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor). The productions of BDNF reduce with the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
In the study, researcher administered the external BDNF in the aged animal models, that have damaged entrohinal cortex or pseudo Alzheimer’s like symptoms. In both species, researchers found improvement in memory and cognition as well as decrease in cell degeneration and death rate.
“The BDNF are potent to make a difference,” researcher Dr. Mark Tuszynski, said in a news release. “When we injected BDNF in the memory circuits of the brain, we directly stimulated the cells and prevent their death from the underlying disease.”
