Structural aspects of Alzheimer's disease immunotherapy targeted against amyloid-beta peptide

Bratisl Lek Listy. 2018;119(4):201-204. doi: 10.4149/BLL_2018_037.

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is the most prominent neurodegenerative disease and has no efficient therapies available so far. Immunotherapy against amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide is one of the currently tested therapeutic approaches. Here we have reviewed the available structural knowledge about antibodies tested as passive anti-Aβ immunotherapy in clinical trials. The therapeutic anti-Aβ antibodies differ in their epitope specificity and in recognition and affinity to different Aβ species present in vivo (Tab. 1, Fig. 1, Ref. 17).

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; amyloid beta; immunotherapy antibody-amyloid complex..

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy*
  • Alzheimer Disease / metabolism
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / immunology
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Antibodies / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods*

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Antibodies
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • ponezumab
  • gantenerumab
  • solanezumab
  • bapineuzumab
  • crenezumab