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Neuroscience, 2008
The nature of the toxic form of amyloid-beta peptide (A) involved in early Alzheimer's disease (... more The nature of the toxic form of amyloid-beta peptide (A) involved in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and whether it is the fibrillar or the oligomeric peptide that is the most deleterious to neurons remain controversial. This work aimed to compare the neurotoxicity of different amyloid-beta peptide 1-42 (A1-42) assemblies, using fresh and aged samples enriched in oligomeric and fibrillar species, respectively, and also isolated oligomers and fibrils. The results obtained with fresh and aged A1-42 preparations suggested that oligomeric species are more toxic to cortical neurons in culture than fibrillar forms, which was confirmed by using isolated oligomers and fibrils. In order to further elucidate the mechanisms involved in soluble A toxicity, the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium (Ca 2؉ ) release in oligomer-induced apoptosis was evaluated. We observed that oligomeric A1-42 depletes ER Ca 2؉ levels leading to intracellular Ca 2؉ dyshomeostasis involving phospholipase C activation. Moreover, in the presence of dantrolene, an inhibitor of ER Ca 2؉ release through ryanodine receptors, the oligomer-induced apoptosis was prevented demonstrating the involvement of ER Ca 2؉ release.
Neuroscience, 2008
The nature of the toxic form of amyloid-beta peptide (A) involved in early Alzheimer's disease (... more The nature of the toxic form of amyloid-beta peptide (A) involved in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and whether it is the fibrillar or the oligomeric peptide that is the most deleterious to neurons remain controversial. This work aimed to compare the neurotoxicity of different amyloid-beta peptide 1-42 (A1-42) assemblies, using fresh and aged samples enriched in oligomeric and fibrillar species, respectively, and also isolated oligomers and fibrils. The results obtained with fresh and aged A1-42 preparations suggested that oligomeric species are more toxic to cortical neurons in culture than fibrillar forms, which was confirmed by using isolated oligomers and fibrils. In order to further elucidate the mechanisms involved in soluble A toxicity, the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium (Ca 2؉ ) release in oligomer-induced apoptosis was evaluated. We observed that oligomeric A1-42 depletes ER Ca 2؉ levels leading to intracellular Ca 2؉ dyshomeostasis involving phospholipase C activation. Moreover, in the presence of dantrolene, an inhibitor of ER Ca 2؉ release through ryanodine receptors, the oligomer-induced apoptosis was prevented demonstrating the involvement of ER Ca 2؉ release.