Amyloid (5XFAD) tg-mice

[5XFAD (B6.Cg-Tg(APPSwFlLon,PSEN1*M146L*L286V)6799Vas/J)] tg-mice present intracellular and extracellular amyloid plaques at 2 months, develop cognitive impairments at 4-5 months and neuronal death at 9 months.

Memory deficits in T-maze in 5XFAD tg-mice;
improvement by experimental therapy
Amyloid plaques IN 5XFAD tg-mice
(From the lab of Hanna Rosenmann)

 

References

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Binyamin O, Nitzan K, Frid K, Ungar Y, Rosenmann H, Gabizon R. (2019) Brain targeting of 9c,11t-Conjugated Linoleic Acid, a natural calpain inhibitor, preserves memory and reduces Aβ and P25 accumulation in 5XFAD mice. Sci Rep  9(1):18437