Gupta-Bansal R, Brunden KR.
Congo red inhibits proteoglycan and serum amyloid P binding to amyloid beta fibrils.
J Neurochem. 1998 Jan;70(1):292-8.
PubMed.
Congo red is a possible fundamental anti-amyloid deposition drug. Despite the problem that it does not pass the blood-brain barrier, evidence on the effect of congo red on amyloid aggregation, toxicity or binding is expected to accumulate.
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Osaka City University Medical School
Congo red is a possible fundamental anti-amyloid deposition drug. Despite the problem that it does not pass the blood-brain barrier, evidence on the effect of congo red on amyloid aggregation, toxicity or binding is expected to accumulate.
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