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Attenuation of the neurotoxic effect of A beta amyloid peptide by apolipoprotein E.

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Whitson, JS; Mims, MP; Strittmatter, WJ; Yamaki, T; Morrisett, JD; Appel, SH
Published in: Biochem Biophys Res Commun
February 28, 1994

Alzheimer's disease patients have increased frequency of apolipoprotein E allele c4, suggesting apoE4 is a risk factor determining disease. ApoE binds A beta amyloid peptide with great avidity in vitro and in the neuritic plaque. Potentially, binding of A beta to apolipoprotein E could increase A beta neurotoxicity. However, in hippocampal cultures, 0.1 microM apolipoprotein E eliminated the neurotoxicity of 10 microM A beta. Neuronal rescue was dose-dependent and occurred even after 48 hours exposure to A beta, but was overwhelmed by excess A beta. Thus, interaction between these proteins does not directly increase A beta neurotoxicity, and the role of ApoE in Alzheimer's disease remains to be elucidated.

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Biochem Biophys Res Commun

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ISSN

0006-291X

Publication Date

February 28, 1994

Volume

199

Issue

1

Start / End Page

163 / 170

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats
  • Protein Binding
  • Neurotoxins
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Hippocampus
  • Cell Survival
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Apolipoproteins E
  • Animals
 

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Whitson, J. S., Mims, M. P., Strittmatter, W. J., Yamaki, T., Morrisett, J. D., & Appel, S. H. (1994). Attenuation of the neurotoxic effect of A beta amyloid peptide by apolipoprotein E. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 199(1), 163–170. https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.1994.1209
Whitson, J. S., M. P. Mims, W. J. Strittmatter, T. Yamaki, J. D. Morrisett, and S. H. Appel. “Attenuation of the neurotoxic effect of A beta amyloid peptide by apolipoprotein E.Biochem Biophys Res Commun 199, no. 1 (February 28, 1994): 163–70. https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.1994.1209.
Whitson JS, Mims MP, Strittmatter WJ, Yamaki T, Morrisett JD, Appel SH. Attenuation of the neurotoxic effect of A beta amyloid peptide by apolipoprotein E. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1994 Feb 28;199(1):163–70.
Whitson, J. S., et al. “Attenuation of the neurotoxic effect of A beta amyloid peptide by apolipoprotein E.Biochem Biophys Res Commun, vol. 199, no. 1, Feb. 1994, pp. 163–70. Pubmed, doi:10.1006/bbrc.1994.1209.
Whitson JS, Mims MP, Strittmatter WJ, Yamaki T, Morrisett JD, Appel SH. Attenuation of the neurotoxic effect of A beta amyloid peptide by apolipoprotein E. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1994 Feb 28;199(1):163–170.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biochem Biophys Res Commun

DOI

ISSN

0006-291X

Publication Date

February 28, 1994

Volume

199

Issue

1

Start / End Page

163 / 170

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats
  • Protein Binding
  • Neurotoxins
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Hippocampus
  • Cell Survival
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Apolipoproteins E
  • Animals