BACE1 and amyloidosis: Overexpression of Nrf2 in astrocytes has been shown to be protective against neurodegeneration, but the role of Nrf2 is neurons is unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>We overexpressed Nrf2 from birth in neurons of 5XFAD amyloid pathology model mice using AAV8, hypothesizing that neuronal Nrf2 overexpression decreases cortical neuron loss and reduces plaque load by decreasing BACE1 levels.