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Tg2576 cortical neurons that express human Aβ are susceptible to extracellular Aβ-induced, K+ efflux dependent neurodegeneration
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Ray, S and Howells, C and Eaton, ED and Butler, CW and Shabala, L and Adlard, PA and West, AK and Bennett, WR and Guillemin, GJ and Chung, RS, Tg2576 cortical neurons that express human Aβ are susceptible to extracellular Aβ-induced, K+ efflux dependent neurodegeneration , PL o S One , 6, (4) Article e19026. ISSN 1932-6203 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright © 2010 Shabala, SI et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
DOI: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019026
Abstract
Background: One of the key pathological features of AD is the formation of insoluble amyloid plaques. The major constituent of these extracellular plaques is the beta-amyloid peptide (Aβ), although Aβ is also found to accumulate intraneuronally in AD. Due to the slowly progressive nature of the disease, it is likely that neurons are exposed to sublethal concentrations of both intracellular and extracellular Aβ for extended periods of time.
Results: In this study, we report that daily exposure to a sublethal concentration of Ab1-40 (1 μM) for six days induces substantial apoptosis of cortical neurons cultured from Tg2576 mice (which express substantial but sublethal levels of intracellular Aβ). Notably, untreated Tg2576 neurons of similar age did not display any signs of apoptosis, indicating that the level of intracellular Aβ present in these neurons was not the cause of toxicity. Furthermore, wildtype neurons did not become apoptotic under the same chronic Aβ1-40 treatment. We found that this apoptosis was linked to Tg2576 neurons being unable to maintain K+ homeostasis following Ab treatment. Furthermore, blocking K+ efflux protected Tg2576 neurons from Aβ-induced neurotoxicity. Interestingly, chronic exposure to 1 μM Aβ1-40 caused the generation of axonal swellings in Tg2576 neurons that contained dense concentrations of hyperphosphorylated tau. These were not observed in wildtype neurons under the same treatment conditions.
Conclusions: Our data suggest that when neurons are chronically exposed to sublethal levels of both intra- and extracellular Aβ, this causes a K+-dependent neurodegeneration that has pathological characteristics similar to AD.Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Neurosciences |
| Research Field: | Central nervous system |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Ray, S (Mrs Shannon Huskins) |
| UTAS Author: | Howells, C (Ms Claire Howells) |
| UTAS Author: | Eaton, ED (Dr Emma Eaton) |
| UTAS Author: | Butler, CW (Mr Christopher Butler) |
| UTAS Author: | Shabala, L (Associate Professor Lana Shabala) |
| UTAS Author: | West, AK (Professor Adrian West) |
| UTAS Author: | Bennett, WR (Dr Bill Bennett) |
| UTAS Author: | Chung, RS (Associate Professor Roger Chung) |
| ID Code: | 71852 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2011-08-10 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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