期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 579, 期 13, 页码 2913-2918出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.04.041
关键词
amyloid beta-peptide; A beta(31-35) fragment; A beta(25-35) fragment; methionine oxidation; mitochondria; apoptosis; neurotoxicity
In order to clarify the basis of neuronal toxicity exerted by the shortest active peptides of amyloid beta-protein (A beta), the toxic effects of A beta(31-35) and A beta(25-35) peptides on isolated rat brain mitochondria were investigated. The results show that exposure of isolated rat brain mitochondria to A beta(31-35) and A beta(25-35) peptides determines: (i) release of cytochrome c; (ii) mitochondrial swelling and (iii) a significant reduction in mitochondrial oxygen consumption. In contrast, the amplitude of these events resulted attenuated in isolated brain mitochondria exposed to the A beta(31-35)Met35(OX) in which methionine-35 was oxidized to methionine sulfoxide. The AP peptide derivative with norleucine substituting Met-35, i.e., A beta(31-35)Nle-35, had not effect on any of the biochemical parameters tested. We have further characterized the action of A beta(31-35) and A beta(25-35) peptides on neuronal cells. Taken together our result indicate that A beta(31-35) and A beta(25-35) peptides in non-aggregated form, i.e., predominantly monomeric, are strongly neurotoxic, having the ability to enter within the cells, determining mitochondrial damage with an evident trigger of apoptotic signals. Such a mechanism of toxicity seems to be dependent by the redox state of methionine-35. (c) 2005 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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