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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
卷 71, 期 6, 页码 853-862出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10511
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caspase 3; caspase 12; cytochrome c; GSK-3 beta; NF-kappa B
The goal of this study was to assess the in vivo effect of Abeta on apoptosis pathways involving the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, and its relationship to the induction of tau phosphorylation and DNA oxidative damage. In rabbits treated intracisternally with aggregated Abeta(1-42), clear evidence of endoplasmic reticulum stress was observed by the activation of caspase-12 and cleavage of caspase-3 in the endoplasmic reticulum. Mitochondrial injury was evident from the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol and the induction of oxidized mitochondrial DNA. Tau phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB and GSK-3beta were also observed. Treatment with lithium, an inhibitor of GSK-3beta, inhibited caspase activation but did not prevent mitochondrial DNA damage or tau hyperphosphorylation, suggesting that the translocation of GSK-3beta may represent an upstream event that leads to caspase activation but is unrelated to tau hyperphosphorylation or mitochondrial DNA oxidative damage. We propose that treatment by lithium alone is not sufficient to protect against the multiple adverse effects of Abeta, and the use of agents that prevent oxidative DNA damage and tau hyperphosphorylation, together with lithium, may provide better protection from the neurotoxic effect of Abeta. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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