Levels of α- and β-secretase cleaved amyloid precursor protein in the cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease patients

被引：159

作者：

Sennvik, K

Fastbom, J

Blomberg, M

Wahlund, LO

Winblad, B

Benedikz, E ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Karolinska Inst, NEUROTEC, KFC NOVUM, Div Geriatr Med, S-14186 Huddinge, Sweden

[2] Huddinge Univ Hosp, S-14186 Huddinge, Sweden

来源：

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS | 2000年 / 278卷 / 03期

关键词：

amyloid precursor protein; Alzheimer's disease; cerebrospinal fluid; secretase; metabolism; Western blot;

D O I：

10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00929-5

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Alternative cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) results in generation and secretion of both soluble APP (sAPP) and beta-amyloid (A beta). A beta is the main component of the amyloid depositions in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Using Western blotting, we compared the levels of alpha-secretase cleaved sAPP, beta-secretase cleaved sAPP and total sAPP, in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 13 sporadic AD patients and 13 healthy controls. Our findings show significant amounts of beta-secretase cleaved sAPP in CSF. There was no statistically significant difference in the levels of beta-secretase cleaved sAPP between AD patients and controls. The levels of alpha-secretase cleaved sAPP and total sAPP were, however, found to be significantly lower in the AD patients than in the controls. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：169 / 172

页数：4

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