Sentences with phrase «before plaques form»

Rather than being a secondary effect of these protein pathologies, as experts had previously thought, this process may begin well before plaques form.

«If you wanted to target APOE to affect the amyloid process, the best thing would be to start before the plaques form,» Holtzman said.

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To better explain this finding, the team turned to yet another protein, amyloid beta — which in its soluble form, before building up and hardening into plaques, has already been found to be toxic to the synapses.

Among other results, he has found that the plaque - forming a-beta protein disrupts neuronal function and connectivity even before amyloid plaques accumulate, a finding with important implications for understanding AD pathogenesis.

Home Care Removing plaque before it forms tarter is the most important step in preventing periodontal disease.