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Age-related changes of intracellular Aβ in cynomolgus monkey brains.

Authors :
Kimura, N.
Yanagisawa, K.
Terao, K.
Ono, F.
Sakakibara, I.
Ishii, Y.
Kyuwa, S.
Yoshikawa, Y.
Source :
Neuropathology & Applied Neurobiology; Apr2005, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p170-180, 11p
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

N. Kimura, K. Yanagisawa, K. Terao, F. Ono, I. Sakakibara, Y. Ishii, S. Kyuwa and Y. Yoshikawa (2004)Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology30,000–000, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2004.00624.xAge-related changes of intracellular Aβ in cynomolgus monkey brainsTo confirm the intracellular accumulation of amyloidβ-protein (Aβ), we carefully performed immunohistochemistry using brains of cynomolgus monkeys of various ages. Cortical neurones and their large neurites were immunostained with antibodies against Aβ in young monkey brains. In aged monkey brains, intracellular Aβ localized within cortical neurones; no clear association was found between the presence of intracellular Aβ and senile plaques (SPs). Interestingly, we did not observe Aβ-immunoreactive cortical neurones in brains fixed with neutral buffered formalin. Western blot analyses of microsomal and nerve ending fractions derived from the brains of young to aged monkeys revealed that intracellular Aβ generation changed with age. In the microsomal fraction, the amount of Aβ42 significantly increased in brains from older monkeys (> 30 years of age), and the amount of Aβ43 significantly decreased with age in the microsomal fraction. The amount of Aβ40 remained the same regardless of age. Biochemical analyses also showed that intracellular levels of each of these Aβ molecules significantly increased with age in nerve ending fractions. As we previously observed that a similar accumulation of presenilin1,β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) and APP C-terminal fragment cleaved byβ-secretase in the nerve ending fractions obtained from brains with SPs, the accumulation of intracellular Aβ in this fraction may be closely related to formation of spontaneous SPs with age. Taken together, these results suggest that intensive investigation of age-related changes in the nerve ending will contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of age-related neurodegenerative disorders such as sporadic Alzheimer's disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03051846
Volume :
31
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Neuropathology & Applied Neurobiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
16370785
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2990.2004.00624.x