A new study in mice on ECT and Alzheimer's protein
ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy, is an effective treatment for severely depressed patients. However, many patients are worried about side effects, especially long-term memory difficulties. Researchers at Lund University have investigated whether ECT affects the levels of the Alzheimer's-related protein beta-amyloid in the mouse brain. The article was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Read the published article “The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on neuroinflammation, behavior and amyloid plaques in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease”in Scientific Reports,1 mars 2021.
Martina Svensson
Assistant researcher at experimental neuroinflammation laboratory.
Link to Martina Svenssons in Forskningsportalen
Tomas Deierborg
Professor and research leader of experimental neuroinflammation laboratory.
Gustav Olsson
Previously a master student at experimental neuroinflammation laboratory