Forskarlag vid Indiana University siktar in sig på enzymet IDOL för att behandla Alzheimers

Forskare vid Indiana University School of Medicine har identifierat enzymet IDOL som ett potentiellt nytt mål för behandling av Alzheimers sjukdom. Laboratoriestudier visade att borttagning av enzymet från nervceller minskade amyloidplack och förbättrade kommunikationen mellan hjärnceller.

Resultaten, som publicerats i tidskriften Alzheimer's & Dementia, kommer från experiment med djurmodeller av sjukdomen. Genom att radera IDOL-genen i nervceller sänktes nivåerna av plack och mängden apolipoprotein E, ett protein som är kopplat till ökad risk för Alzheimers, minskade. Effekterna var starkare i nervceller än i mikroglia, hjärnans immunceller, vilket var tvärtemot de ursprungliga förväntningarna.

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