INVITRO AGING OF BETA-AMYLOID PROTEIN CAUSES PEPTIDE AGGREGATION AND NEUROTOXICITY

被引:819
作者
PIKE, CJ
WALENCEWICZ, AJ
GLABE, CG
COTMAN, CW
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,DEPT PSYCHOBIOL,IRVINE,CA 92717
[2] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,DEPT MOLEC BIOL,IRVINE,CA 92717
[3] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,DEPT BIOCHEM,IRVINE,CA 92717
关键词
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; BETA-AMYLOID; SENILE PLAQUE; NEUROTOXIC; AGGREGATION;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)91553-D
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
beta-Amyloid peptide forms the senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease and has been previously demonstrated to have both trophic and toxic effects on neurons in vitro. We report here that synthetic beta-amyloid peptide shows both aggregation and neurotoxicity after a 2-4 day incubation period, but is neurite-promoting and not toxic in its initially solubilized state. SDS-PAGE characterization shows that newly solubilized beta-amyloid is predominantly monomeric whereas incubated peptide has several high molecular weight species.
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页码:311 / 314
页数:4
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