Effects of the monomeric, oligomeric, and fibrillar Abeta42 peptides on the proliferation and differentiation of adult neural stem cells from subventricular zone |
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Authors: | Heo Chaejeong Chang Keun-A Choi Hee Soon Kim Hye-Sun Kim Seonghan Liew Hyunjeong Kim Jeong A Yu Eunah Ma Jie Suh Yoo-Hun |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Creative Research Initiative Center for Alzheimer's Dementia, Neuroscience Research Institute, MRC, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. |
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Abstract: | The incidence of amyloid plaques, composed mainly of beta-amyloid peptides (Abeta), does not correlate well with the severity of neurodegeneration in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The effects of Abeta(42) on neurons or neural stem cells (NSCs) in terms of the aggregated form remain controversial. We prepared three forms of oligomeric, fibrillar, and monomeric Abeta(42) peptides and investigated their effects on the proliferation and neural differentiation of adult NSCs, according to the degree of aggregation or concentration. A low micromolar concentration (1 micromol/L) of oligomeric Abeta(42) increased the proliferation of adult NSCs remarkably in a neurosphere assay. It also enhanced the neuronal differentiation of adult NSCs and their ability to migrate. These results provide us with valuable information regarding the effects of Abeta(42) on NSCs in the brains of patients with AD. |
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Keywords: | Alzheimer's disease adult neural stem cells differentiation proliferation β-amyloid peptide |
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