AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDE IN CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID IN INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SWEDISH ALZHEIMER AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN MUTATION

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作者
LANNFELT, L [1 ]
BASUN, H [1 ]
VIGOPELFREY, C [1 ]
WAHLUND, LO [1 ]
WINBLAD, B [1 ]
LIEBERBURG, I [1 ]
SCHENK, D [1 ]
机构
[1] ATHENA NEUROSCI INC,S SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94080
关键词
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDE; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; PATHOGENIC MUTATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(95)12059-D
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are amyloid-containing plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The main constituent of senile plaques is amyloid beta-peptide (A beta) and in recent years, pathogenic mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene have been discovered in some AD families. The APP(670/671) mutation, found in a Swedish AD family, has revealed over-production of A beta as one pathogenic mechanism for the development of AD. In the present study we have used an immunoassay to measure A beta levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from APP(670/671) mutation-carriers and non-carriers. A correlation was seen between decrease in A beta levels and duration of disease although no difference was found in levels of A beta between the groups (14.5 +/- 3.3 ng/ml versus 14.9 +/- 2.3 ng/ml).
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