ATTENUATION OF THE NEUROTOXIC EFFECT OF A-BETA AMYLOID PEPTIDE BY APOLIPOPROTEIN-E

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作者
WHITSON, JS
MIMS, MP
STRITTMATTER, WJ
YAMAKI, T
MORRISETT, JD
APPEL, SH
机构
[1] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT NEUROL,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[2] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT MED,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[3] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT MED NEUROL & NEUROBIOL,DURHAM,NC 27710
[4] KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIV MED,DEPT NEUROSURG,KAMIGYO KU,KYOTO 602,JAPAN
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D O I
10.1006/bbrc.1994.1209
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Alzheimer's disease patients have increased frequency of apolipoprotein E allele c4, suggesting apoE4 is a risk factor determining disease. ApoE binds A beta amyloid peptide with great avidity in vitro and in the neuritic plaque. Potentially, binding of A beta to apolipoprotein E could increase A beta neurotoxicity. However, in hippocampal cultures, 0.1 mu M apolipoprotein E eliminated the neurotoxicity of 10 mu M A beta. Neuronal rescue was dose-dependent and occurred even after 48 hours exposure to A beta, but was overwhelmed by excess A beta. Thus, interaction between these proteins does not directly increase A beta neurotoxicity, and the role of ApoE in Alzheimer's disease remains to be elucidated. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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页码:163 / 170
页数:8
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