AMYLOID-P COMPONENT PROMOTES AGGREGATION OF ALZHEIMERS BETA-AMYLOID PEPTIDE

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作者
HAMAZAKI, H
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[1] Kitasato Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biol, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
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10.1006/bbrc.1995.1819
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Amyloid P component (AP) has been recognized as a beta-amyloid-associated protein but the pathological role is not known. In the present experiments, it has been shown that AP promotes the aggregation of Alzheimer's beta-amyloid peptide (A beta) in the presence of a physiological concentration of Ca2+. The aggregation promotion was observed at a concentration of soluble A beta 1-40 in human cerebrospinal fluid. The results suggest that AP is possibly a pathogenic factor of the cerebral amyloidosis. (C) Academic Press, Inc.
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