人間の血清のアミロイドP成分に対する抗体は,内臓のアミロイド堆積物を除去する

Karl Bodin1, Stephan Ellmerich, Melvyn C Kahan

  • 1Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Proteins, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK.

Nature
|October 22, 2010
PubMed
まとめ

抗血清アミロイドP成分 (SAP) 抗体を用いた新しい治療法は,マウスのアミロイド堆積物を効果的に除去します. このアプローチは,アミロイド内のSAPを標的とし,全身的および局所的アミロイド症に対する有望な新しい治療法を提供します.

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