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Amyloid-beta peptides stimulate the expression of the p75(NTR) neurotrophin receptor in SHSY5Y human neuroblastoma cells and AD transgenic mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20157247     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The progression toward end-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the aging brain is driven by accumulating amyloid-beta (Abeta)(1-42) oligomers that is accompanied by the downregulation of the Trk A neurotrophin receptor and by either upregulation or at least maintenance of the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75(NTR)), which can be stimulated by the accumulating Abeta(1-42) peptides. Here we show that Abeta(1-42) and its active fragment Abeta(25-35), but not Abeta(42-1), can at least double the level of p75(NTR) receptors in the membranes of model SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. We also show that p75(NTR) is upregulated in the hippocampi of two strains of AD transgenic mice. Specifically, the level of the p75(NTR) receptor in the hippocampal membranes from 12-15 month old AD-triple transgenic mice (3xTg-AD) harboring PS1 (M146V), AbetaPP (Swe), and tau (P301L) was nearly twice that in hippocampal membranes from age-matched wild-type mice. Similarly, the level of p75 (NTR) receptor in 7 month-old B6.Cg-Tg AD mice harboring PSEN1dE9 and AbetaPP (Swe) was also increased above the level in the corresponding wild-type mice. This increase correlated with the age-dependent rise in Abeta(1-42) levels in the AD mice. Thus, it appears that it could be the accumulating Abeta(1-42) that increases or at least prevents the downregulation of p75 (NTR) receptors in key parts of AD brains. It is possible that when the Abeta (1-42) accumulation reaches a critical level in the brain on the way to late-onset AD, the Abeta (1-42) induced p75 (NTR) receptor signaling starts a vicious cycle that accelerates AD development because of the activated receptors' recently shown ability to stimulate Abeta(1-42) production.
Authors:
Balu Chakravarthy; Chantal Gaudet; Michel M?nard; Trevor Atkinson; Leslie Brown; Frank M Laferla; Ubaldo Armato; James Whitfield
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD     Volume:  19     ISSN:  1875-8908     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Alzheimers Dis.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-16     Completed Date:  2010-05-05     Revised Date:  2010-06-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9814863     Medline TA:  J Alzheimers Dis     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  915-25     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Research Council Canada, Institute for Biological Sciences, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Balu.Chakravarthy@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alzheimer Disease / metabolism*,  pathology*
Amyloid beta-Protein / metabolism,  toxicity*
Animals
Blotting, Western
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Membrane / metabolism
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Hippocampus / metabolism,  pathology
Humans
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Neuroblastoma / metabolism*,  pathology*
Presenilin-1 / metabolism
Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amyloid beta-Protein; 0/PSEN1 protein, human; 0/Presenilin-1; 0/Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor

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