Journal
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
Volume 109, Issue 6, Pages 1636-1647Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06096.x
Keywords
antioxidant; matrix metalloproteinases; MMP inhibitor; multiphoton microscopy; oxidative stress; transgenic mouse
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Funding
- NIH [EB000768, AG203658, AG021084]
- Bugher Foundation
- contrato Ramon y Cajal
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Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), characterized by extracellular beta-amyloid peptide (A beta) deposits in vessel walls, is present in the majority of cases of Alzheimer's disease and is a major cause of hemorrhagic stroke. Although the molecular pathways activated by vascular A beta are poorly understood, extracellular matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and A beta-induced oxidative stress appear to play important roles. We adapted fluorogenic assays for MMP activity and reactive oxygen species generation for use in vivo. Using multiphoton microcopy in APPswe/PS1dE9 and Tg-2576 transgenic mice, we observed strong associations between MMP activation, oxidative stress, and CAA deposition in leptomeningeal vessels. Antioxidant treatment with alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butyl-nitrone reduced oxidative stress associated with CAA (similar to 50% reduction) without affecting MMP activation. Conversely, a selection of agents that inhibit MMP by different mechanisms of action, including minocycline, simvastatin, and GM6001, reduced not only CAA-associated MMP activation (similar to 30-40% reduction) but also oxidative stress (similar to 40% reduction). The inhibitors of MMP did not have direct antioxidant effects. Treatment of animals with alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butyl-nitrone or minocycline did not have a significant effect on CAA progression rates. These data suggest a close association between A beta-related MMP activation and oxidative stress in vivo and raise the possibility that treatment with MMP inhibitors may have beneficial effects by indirectly reducing the oxidative stress associated with CAA.
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