ALPHA-1-ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN SUPPORTS SHORT-TERM SURVIVAL OF CEREBRAL NEURONS IN CULTURE

被引:10
作者
MIZUGUCHI, M
KIM, SU
机构
[1] Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
关键词
ALPHA-1-ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; AMYLOID; NEURON; TISSUE CULTURE; PROTEASE INHIBITOR;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90085-8
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
alpha-1-Antichymotrypsin (ACT) is a component of the amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease. To elucidate its biological activities in the central nervous system, dissociated cultures of rat cerebral neurons were grown in a serum-free medium containing ACT. The addition of ACT (0.1-1-mu-g/ml) enhanced survival of microtubule-associated protein 2-immunoreactive neurons under the culture conditions examined.
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页码:166 / 168
页数:3
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