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Alterations in zinc transporter protein-1 (ZnT-1) in the brain of subjects with mild cognitive impairment, early, and late-stage Alzheimer's disease
被引:71
作者:
Lovell, MA
[1
]
Smith, JL
Xiong, SL
Markesbery, WR
机构:
[1] Univ Kentucky, Sanders Brown Ctr Aging, Lexington, KY 40536 USA
[2] Univ Kentucky, Dept Chem, Lexington, KY 40536 USA
[3] Univ Kentucky, Dept Neurol & Pathol, Lexington, KY 40536 USA
关键词:
Alzheimer's disease;
zinc transporter protein-1;
senile plaques;
neurofibrillary tangles;
D O I:
10.1007/BF03033884
中图分类号:
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号:
071006 ;
摘要:
Several studies show increased levels of zinc (Zn) in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. More recently, alterations in synaptic Zn and Zn transporter proteins (ZnT) have been implicated in the accumulation of amyloid plaques in an animal model of AD. To determine if alterations in ZnT proteins are present in AD brain, we measured levels of ZnT-1, the protein responsible for export of Zn to the extracellular space in the amygdala (AMY), hippocampus/parahippocampal gyrus (HPG), superior and middle temporal gyrus (SMTG), inferior parietal lobule (IPL), and cerebellum (CER) of 19 AD and 14 age-matched control subjects. To determine if alterations of ZnT-1 occur early in the progression of AD, we analyzed protein levels in the HPG, SMTG and CER of 5 subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), 5 subjects with early AD (EAD) and 4 appropriately age-matched controls. Western blot and dot-blot analysis showed statistically significant (p < 0.05) elevations of ZnT-1 in AD AMY, HPG, and IPL and significantly depleted ZnT-1 in AD SMTG compared to age-matched control subjects. We also observed statistically significant elevations of ZnT-1 in the HPG of EAD subjects compared with controls. In contrast to late-stage AD subjects, ZnT-1 levels were significantly decreased in HPG of subjects with MCI and were significantly elevated in the SMTG of both MCI and EAD subjects compared with age-matched controls. Correlation analysis of ZnT-1 levels and senile plaque (SP) and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) counts in the AMY and CA1 and subiculum of AD HPG showed a significant (p < 0.05) positive correlation with SP counts and a trend towards a significant (p = 0.12) positive correlation with NFT counts in AMY. Overall, our results show alterations in one of the key proteins responsible for maintenance of Zn homeostasis early in the progression of AD suggesting that alterations in Zn balance could be involved in the pathogenesis of neuron degeneration and amyloid deposition in AD.
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