Cited by 29Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Targeting Generation of Antibodies Specific to Conformational Epitopes of Amyloid β-Derived Neurotoxins

Lambert, Mary, Velasco, Pauline, Viola, Kirsten, Klein, William·2009·CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets

Abstract

Individuals with early Alzheimer's disease (AD) suffer from a selective and profound failure to form new memories. A novel molecular mechanism with implications for therapeutics and diagnostics is now emerging in which the specificity of AD for memory derives from disruption of plasticity at synapses targeted by toxic Abeta oligomers (also known as ADDLs). ADDLs accumulate in AD brain and constitute long-lived alternatives to the disease-defining Abeta fibrils deposited in amyloid plaques. The AD-like cellular pathologies induced by ADDLs suggest their impact could provide a unifying mechanism for AD pathogenesis, explaining why early stage disease is specific for memory and accounting for major facets of AD neuropathology. Discovery of these new toxins has provided an appealing target for disease-modifying immunotherapy. For optimal protection against these toxins, antibodies should bind to the pathological oligomers without being depleted by their monomeric subunits, which are rapidly generated by membrane protein turnover. A solution to this problem is likely to come from the continued development of conformation-specific antibodies, as described here. Prototype conformation-specific antibodies, not yet in the clinic, have been introduced and utilized in multiple applications for their ability to bind with high specificity and affinity to ADDLs. It can be anticipated that further development of such antibodies for use in clinical trials will come in the near future.

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Authors
Lambert, M., Velasco, P., Viola, K., & Klein, W.
Affiliations
Northwestern University (US)
Venue
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Published
2009-03-01
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
65-81
ISSN
  • 1568-007X (ISSN-L)
  • 1871-5273
OpenAlex
W2159446205
Cited by
29
References
110
Citations by year
2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI
2.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (R01AG022547, R01AG029460, R01AG018877)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
Keywords
amyloid-beta oligomers, conformation-specific antibodies, Alzheimer's disease, memory impairment, synaptic plasticity, immunotherapy, antibody specificity, disease-modifying therapy, early Alzheimer's disease
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Antibody Specificity, Epitopes, Humans, Immunotherapy, Neurons, Neurotoxins, Peptide Fragments, Amyloid beta-Peptides

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