Transgenic Rice Expressing Amyloid β-peptide for Oral Immunization
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Transgenic Rice Expressing Amyloid β-peptide for Oral Immunization
Various vaccine therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been investigated. Here we report transgenic rice expressing amyloid β-peptide (Aβ). The Aβ42 gene fused with a green fluorescent protein gene was introduced into rice using the Agrobacterium method. When transgenic brown rice expressing Aβ was orally administered to mice, serum anti-Aβ antibody titers were elevated. The same results w...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1449-2288
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.301