The protein clumps that form in the brain are called amyloid, and research teams attached a special molecule to the fluorene compounds to measure their activity in the body and it was found that these proteins (the amyloid beta peptide to be specific) are the most responsible for destroying neurons in the brain. The spin-labeled fluorenes combat the amyloid beta peptide by disrupting the formation. More strides in this field could possibly lead to the ability to prevent Alzheimer's disease and possibly other diseases that come about from neurons in the brain being destroyed.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Possible Cure for Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers from UC Davis have found that there are "spin-labled fluorene compounds" that disrupt the clumps of protein that are thought to be involved in causing Alzheimer's mental decline. These small molecules protect against toxic compounds in neurons which gives them a good chance of preventing/delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

The protein clumps that form in the brain are called amyloid, and research teams attached a special molecule to the fluorene compounds to measure their activity in the body and it was found that these proteins (the amyloid beta peptide to be specific) are the most responsible for destroying neurons in the brain. The spin-labeled fluorenes combat the amyloid beta peptide by disrupting the formation. More strides in this field could possibly lead to the ability to prevent Alzheimer's disease and possibly other diseases that come about from neurons in the brain being destroyed.
The protein clumps that form in the brain are called amyloid, and research teams attached a special molecule to the fluorene compounds to measure their activity in the body and it was found that these proteins (the amyloid beta peptide to be specific) are the most responsible for destroying neurons in the brain. The spin-labeled fluorenes combat the amyloid beta peptide by disrupting the formation. More strides in this field could possibly lead to the ability to prevent Alzheimer's disease and possibly other diseases that come about from neurons in the brain being destroyed.
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Unfortunately, the link to your article seems to be broken. However, it would have been informative to read the mechanism of how exactly spin-labeled fluorenes could prevent amyloid formation-- it should be remembered that amyloids form when irregularly folded proteins aggregate their exposed hydrophobic side chains into the interior, creating a precipitate. The exact mechanism and entropy changes that fluorenes has on this process would have been informative to read.
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