In vivo reduction of amyloid-β by a mutant copper transporter
AL Phinney, B Drisaldi, SD Schmidt… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
AL Phinney, B Drisaldi, SD Schmidt, S Lugowski, V Coronado, Y Liang, P Horne, J Yang…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2003•National Acad SciencesCu ions have been suggested to enhance the assembly and pathogenic potential of the
Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. To explore this relationship in vivo, toxic-milk (tx
J) mice with a mutant ATPase7b transporter favoring elevated Cu levels were analyzed in
combination with the transgenic (Tg) CRND8 amyloid precursor protein mice exhibiting
robust Aβ deposition. Unexpectedly, TgCRND8 mice homozygous for the recessive tx J
mutation examined at 6 months of age exhibited a reduced number of amyloid plaques and …
Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. To explore this relationship in vivo, toxic-milk (tx
J) mice with a mutant ATPase7b transporter favoring elevated Cu levels were analyzed in
combination with the transgenic (Tg) CRND8 amyloid precursor protein mice exhibiting
robust Aβ deposition. Unexpectedly, TgCRND8 mice homozygous for the recessive tx J
mutation examined at 6 months of age exhibited a reduced number of amyloid plaques and …
Cu ions have been suggested to enhance the assembly and pathogenic potential of the Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. To explore this relationship in vivo, toxic-milk (txJ) mice with a mutant ATPase7b transporter favoring elevated Cu levels were analyzed in combination with the transgenic (Tg) CRND8 amyloid precursor protein mice exhibiting robust Aβ deposition. Unexpectedly, TgCRND8 mice homozygous for the recessive txJ mutation examined at 6 months of age exhibited a reduced number of amyloid plaques and diminished plasma Aβ levels. In addition, homozygosity for txJ increased survival of young TgCRND8 mice and lowered endogenous CNS Aβ at times before detectable increases in Cu in the CNS. These data suggest that the beneficial effect of the txJ mutation on CNS Aβ burden may proceed by a previously undescribed mechanism, likely involving increased clearance of peripheral pools of Aβ peptide.
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