期刊
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
卷 19, 期 4, 页码 1323-1329出版社
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-1338
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; amyloid-beta; atomic force microscopy; metal ions
资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation [PZ00P2_121933]
- MIUR/FIRB [RB-NE03PX83_001]
Formation of amyloid-beta (A beta)(1-42) amyloid fibrils, a characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), was monitored in situ through atomic force microscopy (AFM). Well-structured amyloid fibrils slowly formed in solution within 24 hours for which high quality AFM pictures could be obtained. Remarkably, addition of either copper(II) or zinc(II) ions to the incubation medium, even at extremely low molar ratios, dramatically changed the A beta(1-42) aggregation profile and prevented fibril formation. Aggregates of different morphology appeared in accordance with previous observations: small globular aggregates upon addition of zinc; ill-structured micro-aggregates in the case of copper. The implications of these AFM results are discussed in the context of current concepts for AD metallobiology.
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