Journal
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 849-859Publisher
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-100462
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease; amyloid-beta peptide; BCRP; blood-brain barrier; brain capillary endothelial cells; caveolae; P-gp; RAGE
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- French foundation Coeur et arteres
- Ministere de la Recherche
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Several studies have highlighted the close relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and alterations in the bidirectional transport of amyloid-beta (A beta) peptides across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The brain capillary endothelial cells (BCECs) that compose the BBB express the receptors and transporters that enable this transport process. There is significant in vivo evidence to suggest that P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) restrict A beta peptides entry into the brain, whereas the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) seems to mediate apical-to-basolateral passage across the BBB. However, deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying these in vivo processes requires further in vitro characterization. Using an in vitro BBB model and specific competition experiments against RAGE, we have observed a significant decrease in apical-to-basolateral (but not basolateral-to-apical) transport of A beta(1-40) and A beta(1-42) peptides through BCECs. This transport is a caveolae-dependent process and fits with the apical location of RAGE observed in confocal microscopy experiments. Inhibition of P-gp and BCRP using different inhibitors increases transport of A beta peptides suggesting that these efflux pumps are involved in A beta peptide transport at the BCECs level. Taken as a whole, these results demonstrate the involvement of the caveolae-dependent transcytosis of A beta peptides through the BBB in a RAGE-mediated transport process, reinforcing the hypothesis whereby this receptor is a potential drug target in AD.
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