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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Ta-yuan Chang, Etna, NH (US);
Catherine C. Y. Chang, Etna, NH (US);
Inventors:
Ta-Yuan Chang, Etna, NH (US);
Catherine C. Y. Chang, Etna, NH (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention features methods for decreasing the size and density of amyloid plaques, decreasing cognitive decline associated with amyloid pathology, and treating Alzheimer's disease by selectively inhibiting the activity of Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase 1, but not Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase 2.