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Antiviral therapy: Valacyclovir Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (VALAD) Trial: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, treatment trial

INTRODUCTION: After infection, herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV1) becomes latent in the trigeminal ganglion and can enter the brain via retrograde axonal transport. Recurrent reactivation of HSV1 may lead to neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology. HSV1 (oral herpes) and HSV2 (genital he...

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Autores principales: Devanand, D P, Andrews, Howard, Kreisl, William C, Razlighi, Qolamreza, Gershon, Anne, Stern, Yaakov, Mintz, Akiva, Wisniewski, Thomas, Acosta, Edward, Pollina, Julianna, Katsikoumbas, Mariasofia, Bell, Karen L, Pelton, Gregory H, Deliyannides, Deborah, Prasad, K M, Huey, Edward D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32034019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032112