提出的新挑戰則是,現在 FDA 核准的藥物都是鎖定類澱粉蛋白質為目標,還有一大堆同類的藥正在燒鈔票試驗中,但是新研究對於類澱粉斑塊致病假說是一記強而有力的警鐘。或許 Tau 蛋白質的角色一直被誤解了,它才是真正的幕後黑手?又或許根本不需要保護整個腦,只要想辦法保住關鍵腦區或必要的神經元通道,就可以對抗阿茲海默症?這些問題都是接下來研究的重點。
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