Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) immunoreactivity in the Alzheimer's disease temporal cortex and hippocampus

被引:52
作者
Connor, B
Beilharz, EJ
Williams, C
Synek, B
Gluckman, PD
Faull, RJM
Dragunow, M
机构
[1] UNIV AUCKLAND,FAC MED & HLTH SCI,DEPT PHARMACOL,AUCKLAND 1,NEW ZEALAND
[2] UNIV AUCKLAND,FAC MED & HLTH SCI,DEPT PEDIAT,AUCKLAND 1,NEW ZEALAND
[3] UNIV AUCKLAND,FAC MED & HLTH SCI,DEPT PATHOL,AUCKLAND 1,NEW ZEALAND
[4] UNIV AUCKLAND,FAC MED & HLTH SCI,DEPT ANAT,AUCKLAND 1,NEW ZEALAND
来源
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1997年 / 49卷 / 1-2期
关键词
neurotrophic factor; astrogliosis; senile plaque; beta-amyloid protein; neurodegeneration;
D O I
10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00192-7
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
IGF-I has been shown to enhance neuronal survival and inhibit apoptosis. IGF-I immunoreactivity was examined in the Alzheimer's disease and normal post-mortem human hippocampus and temporal cortex to determine whether IGF-I protein levels are altered in response to neurodegeneration. IGF-I immunoreactivity was induced in a subpopulation of GFAP-immunopositive astroglia in the Alzheimer's disease temporal cortex. These observations raise the possibility that IGF-I has a neuroprotective role in the Alzheimer's disease brain. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:283 / 290
页数:8
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