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Distribution of apoptosis-related proteins in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20138848     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Apoptosis is one mode of programmed cell death in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD). Distribution of affected brain regions varies between subtypes of sCJD. To compare apoptosis-related proteins representing different stages of cell death, we evaluated 30 anatomical regions for PARP, NF-kappaB, C-Jun, caspase 3 and 9, and BAX immunoreactivity in 12 sCJD cases of MM-1, MV-1, VV-2, and MV-2 subtypes, and 4 control brains. Chi-square test was used to compare the regional presence of immunoreactivities in sCJD cases and controls. The total number of subregions showing neuronal immunoreactivity for any apoptosis-related protein, in particular caspase-3, BAX, and PARP, was significantly higher in sCJD than controls, differed between subtypes of sCJD, and inversely correlated with duration of illness. Thus, sCJD subtypes are both qualitatively and regionally distinct in the predominance of apoptosis-related proteins, confirming regional vulnerabilities of sCJD subtypes that potentially reflect distinct responses to pathogenetic events.
Authors:
Gabor G Kovacs; Herbert Budka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-02-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research     Volume:  1323     ISSN:  1872-6240     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-13     Completed Date:  2010-11-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045503     Medline TA:  Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  192-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, and Austrian Reference Centre for Human Prion Diseases, Vienna, Austria.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Apoptosis*
Brain / metabolism*,  pathology
Caspase 3 / metabolism
Caspase 9 / metabolism
Cell Count
Chi-Square Distribution
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / metabolism*,  pathology
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Middle Aged
NF-kappa B / metabolism
Neurons / metabolism*,  pathology
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / metabolism
bcl-2-Associated X Protein / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/NF-kappa B; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; 0/bcl-2-Associated X Protein; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 9

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