Kunitz protease inhibitor-containing amyloid beta protein precursor immunoreactivity in Alzheimer's disease.
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
; 51(1): 76-83, 1992 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
The amyloid beta protein (beta/A4) that is deposited in senile plaques and in cerebral vessels in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is derived from a larger membrane-associated glycoprotein, the amyloid beta protein precursor (APP). The gene encoding APP produces at least four major transcripts. Three of the four transcripts contain an alternatively-spliced exon encoding a Kunitz protease inhibitor domain (KPI). We now report the results of a series of experiments using novel immunohistochemical reagents to anatomically localize beta/A4, APP, and KPI-containing forms of APP (APP-KPI) in the hippocampal formation and temporal neocortex. A new monoclonal antibody against beta/A4 recognized senile plaques and vascular amyloid, but no cellular elements. Anti-APP and anti-KPI monoclonal antibodies stained neurons, including proximal axons and dendrites. The neuritic component of some plaques in patients with AD and in elderly control individuals were also immunoreactive for both APP and APP-KPI. Quantitative assessment of senile plaques in temporal neocortex showed that, on average, about one-third of beta/A4 immunoreactive plaques stained with either anti-APP or anti-KPI. Amyloid beta protein precursor and APP-KPI immunoreactivity were also found in the white and grey matter vessels of both AD patients and control individuals. These results suggest that KPI-containing forms of APP are present in dystrophic neurites of senile plaques, and normally in neurons, neuronal processes, and in the vascular compartment in the brain. Thus, APP-KPI is in a position to be intimately associated with beta/A4 deposition in the neuropil, in plaques and in amyloid angiopathy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Lóbulo Temporal
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Inhibidor de la Tripsina de Soja de Kunitz
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Péptidos beta-Amiloides
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
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Hipocampo
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Animals
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
Año:
1992
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Article