Altered levels of CSF Aβ peptides in dogs given single doses of BMS-932481. Dogs surgically fitted with a cannula in the lumbar spinal cord were given oral doses of BMS-932481 at 2, 5, and 30 mg/kg, or vehicle alone in a cross-over study design (total of four dogs). Plasma and CSF samples were taken predose and at intervals after dosing up to 72 hours. CSF Aβ1-42 (A), CSF Aβ1-40 (B), CSF Aβ1-38 (C), CSF Aβ1-37 (D), and the sum of CSF Aβ1-42, Aβ1-40, Aβ1-38, and Aβ1-37 (E). (F) Scatter plot for CSF Aβ1-42 and CSF Aβ1-40 from all individual samples (total of 189 samples). Linear regression showed a best fit of y = 0.81*x + 20, r2 = 0.77, P < 0.0001. Error bars indicate standard error. Concentrations of BMS-932481 in blood plasma from the dogs are illustrated in Supplemental Fig. 6. The significance of treatment effects was analyzed by analysis of variance (Supplemental Table 3).