A subcutaneous cellular implant for passive immunization against amyloid-β reduces brain amyloid and tau pathologies

Lathuilière, Aurélien ; Laversenne, Vanessa ; Astolfo, Alberto ; Kopetzki, Erhard ; Jacobsen, Helmut ; Stampanoni, Marco ; Bohrmann, Bernd ; Schneider, Bernard L. ; Aebischer, Patrick

In: Brain, 2016, vol. 139, no. 5, p. 1587-1604

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    Summary
    Passive immunization against toxic misfolded proteins could offer protection against neurodegenerative disease. Lathuilière et al . report the development of a retrievable device to encapsulate cells secreting recombinant anti-amyloid-β antibodies. When implanted in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, the system delivers antibodies to the brain and reduces amyloid and tau pathologies.