期刊
JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION
卷 116, 期 12, 页码 1561-1569出版社
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0311-0
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; Naturally generated A beta oligomers; Heat-shock protein; Mitochondria; Apoptosis
资金
- China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. [CMU97- 111, CMU96- 235]
The concentrations of soluble beta-amyloid (A beta) oligomers paralleled with the extent of synaptic loss and severity of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer patients. However, the neurotoxicity of the naturally generated A beta species remains unknown. This study was designed to examine the effects of naturally generated A beta oligomers, secreted from amyloid precursor protein-expressing cells, on the homeostasis and viability of primary hippocampal neurons. Our results showed that primary hippocampal neurons incubated with condition media containing cell-secreted soluble A beta had higher levels of heat-shock protein (HSP)27, HSP60 and HSP70, and lower levels of HSP32 than those of the control neurons. The cell-secreted soluble A beta caused mitochondria dysfunction in hippocampal neurons as demonstrated by depolarized membrane potential and decreased cytochrome c oxidase activity and ATP levels. The levels of pro-apoptotic proteins, Bid, Bax and cytochrome C, were elevated; whereas anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein was reduced in the soluble A beta-cultured neurons. Apoptosis was also evident in these soluble A beta-cultured neurons. These results indicate that naturally secreted A beta induces neuronal injury/death by activating an apoptotic pathway involving impaired mitochondria function and cellular homeostasis.
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