DISTRIBUTION OF ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE AMYLOID A4-GENERATING ENZYMES IN RAT-BRAIN TISSUE

被引:19
作者
ISHIURA, S
NISHIKAWA, T
TSUKAHARA, T
MOMOI, T
ITO, H
SUZUKI, K
SUGITA, H
机构
[1] AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIV,TOKYO 150,JAPAN
[2] TOKYO METROPOLITAN INST MED SCI,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid; Amyloid A4 protein; Distribution; Proteinase; Rat brain;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(90)90477-Q
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
To screen for putative amyloid A4-splitting proteinases, model peptide substrates homologous to the N- and C-terminal portions of the A4 protein were synthesized. The N-terminal A4-splitting enzyme activity was found to be higher in the hypothalamus and limbic area, compared with in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum in 2-month-old rat. The activity decreased throughout the brain in 20-month-old rat. On the other hand, the activity of the putative C-terminal A4-splitting enzyme was significantly higher, 1.4-fold, in the hippocampus than in the cerebral cortex in the young rat. The activity also significantly decreased in the brain of 20-month-old rat, but was still higher in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum. © 1990.
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页码:329 / 334
页数:6
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