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Oxidative damage is a major feature in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this review, we discuss free radical-mediated damage to the biochemical components involved in the pathology and clinical symptoms of AD. We explain how amyloid beta-protein (Abeta), microtubule-associated protein tau, presenilins, apolipoprotein E, mitochondria and proteases play a role in increasing oxidative stress in AD. Abeta not only can induce oxidative stress, but its generation is also increased as a result of oxidative stress. Finally, a hypothetical model linking oxidative stress with beta-amyloid and neurofibrillary tangle pathology in AD is proposed.
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- Ved Chauhan
- NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1050 Forest Hill Road, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
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Falkevall A, Alikhani N, Bhushan S, Pavlov PF, Busch K, Johnson KA, Eneqvist T, Tjernberg L, Ankarcrona M, Glaser E. Degradation of the amyloid beta-protein by the novel mitochondrial peptidasome, PreP. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:29096-104. [PMID: 16849325 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602532200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Recently we have identified the novel mitochondrial peptidase responsible for degrading presequences and other short unstructured peptides in mitochondria, the presequence peptidase, which we named PreP peptidasome. In the present study we have identified and characterized the human PreP homologue, hPreP, in brain mitochondria, and we show its capacity to degrade the amyloid beta-protein (Abeta). PreP belongs to the pitrilysin oligopeptidase family M16C containing an inverted zinc-binding motif. We show that hPreP is localized to the mitochondrial matrix. In situ immuno-inactivation studies in human brain mitochondria using anti-hPreP antibodies showed complete inhibition of proteolytic activity against Abeta. We have cloned, overexpressed, and purified recombinant hPreP and its mutant with catalytic base Glu(78) in the inverted zinc-binding motif replaced by Gln. In vitro studies using recombinant hPreP and liquid chromatography nanospray tandem mass spectrometry revealed novel cleavage specificities against Abeta-(1-42), Abeta-(1-40), and Abeta Arctic, a protein that causes increased protofibril formation an early onset familial variant of Alzheimer disease. In contrast to insulin degrading enzyme, which is a functional analogue of hPreP, hPreP does not degrade insulin but does degrade insulin B-chain. Molecular modeling of hPreP based on the crystal structure at 2.1 A resolution of AtPreP allowed us to identify Cys(90) and Cys(527) that form disulfide bridges under oxidized conditions and might be involved in redox regulation of the enzyme. Degradation of the mitochondrial Abeta by hPreP may potentially be of importance in the pathology of Alzheimer disease.
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- Annelie Falkevall
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Gao X, Tang XC. Huperzine A attenuates mitochondrial dysfunction in beta-amyloid-treated PC12 cells by reducing oxygen free radicals accumulation and improving mitochondrial energy metabolism. J Neurosci Res 2006; 83:1048-57. [PMID: 16493671 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We observed previously that huperzine A (HupA), a selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, can counteract neuronal apoptosis and cell damage induced by several neurotoxic substances, and that this neuroprotective action somehow involves the mitochondria. We investigated the ability of HupA to reduce mitochondrial dysfunction in neuron-like rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells exposed in culture to the amyloid beta-peptide fragment 25-35 (Abeta(25-35)). After exposure to 1 microM Abeta(25-35) for various periods, cells exhibited a rapid decline of ATP levels and obvious disruption of mitochondrial membrane homeostasis and integrity as determined by characteristic morphologic alterations, reduced membrane potential, and decreased activity of ion transport proteins. In addition, Abeta(25-35) treatment also led to inhibition of key enzyme activities in the electron transport chain and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, as well as an increase of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Pre-incubation with HupA for 2 hr not only attenuated these signs of cellular stress caused by Abeta, but also enhanced ATP concentration and decreased ROS accumulation in unharmed normal cells. Those results indicate that HupA protects mitochondria against Abeta-induced damages, at least in part by inhibiting oxidative stress and improving energy metabolism, and that these protective effects reduce the apoptosis of neuronal cells exposed to this toxic peptide.
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- Xin Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Bassett SS, Avramopoulos D, Perry RT, Wiener H, Watson B, Go RCP, Fallin MD. Further evidence of a maternal parent-of-origin effect on chromosome 10 in late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2006; 141B:537-40. [PMID: 16741936 PMCID: PMC2586169 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The chromosome 10q region has recently received a great deal of attention in late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), given the growing evidence of linkage to LOAD, or to A-beta levels, reported by several groups. In a recent paper we reported evidence of linkage in this region in our subset of the NIMH AD genetics initiative pedigrees, approaching genome-wide significance (non-parametric LOD score = 3.27), when only families with maternal disease origin were analyzed [Bassett et al. (2002); Am J Med Genet 114:679-686]. We have now extended this work, using an independent subset of NIMH AD pedigrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and show further evidence of linkage using parent-of-origin information. As in our Hopkins sample, maternal but not paternal pedigrees show significantly increased linkage in the chromosome 10q region compared to the unstratified sample. Combining data from our previous fine-mapping work on this region and five new markers genotyped in all pedigrees results in a non-parametric LOD score of 3.73 in the same region, a value that reaches genome wide significance for linkage, with an empirical P value = 0.003. These results support our earlier findings and narrow the region of interest. In combination with findings from other groups, these results provide further evidence that this chromosome 10 region harbors a gene implicated in LOAD, and our use of parent-of-origin information has been useful in further narrowing the region of interest.
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- Susan Spear Bassett
- Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Esposito L, Raber J, Kekonius L, Yan F, Yu GQ, Bien-Ly N, Puoliväli J, Scearce-Levie K, Masliah E, Mucke L. Reduction in mitochondrial superoxide dismutase modulates Alzheimer's disease-like pathology and accelerates the onset of behavioral changes in human amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice. J Neurosci 2006; 26:5167-79. [PMID: 16687508 PMCID: PMC6674260 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0482-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2005] [Revised: 03/24/2006] [Accepted: 03/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with accumulations of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides, oxidative damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and dementia. The mitochondrial antioxidant manganese superoxide dismutase-2 (Sod2) might protect against these alterations. To test this hypothesis, we inactivated one Sod2 allele (Sod2(+/-)) in human amyloid precursor protein (hAPP) transgenic mice, reducing Sod2 activity to approximately 50% of that in Sod2 wild-type (Sod2(+/+)) mice. A reduction in Sod2 activity did not obviously impair mice without hAPP/Abeta expression. In hAPP mice, however, it accelerated the onset of behavioral alterations and of deficits in prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle, a measure of sensorimotor gating. In these mice, it also worsened hAPP/Abeta-dependent depletion of microtubule-associated protein 2, a marker of neuronal dendrites. Sod2 reduction decreased amyloid plaques in the brain parenchyma but promoted the development of cerebrovascular amyloidosis, gliosis, and plaque-independent neuritic dystrophy. Sod2 reduction also increased the DNA binding activity of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappaB. These results suggest that Sod2 protects the aging brain against hAPP/Abeta-induced impairments. Whereas reductions in Sod2 would be expected to trigger or exacerbate neuronal and vascular pathology in AD, increasing Sod2 activity might be of therapeutic benefit.
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- Luke Esposito
- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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Srinivasan V, Pandi-Perumal SR, Cardinali DP, Poeggeler B, Hardeland R. Melatonin in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. Behav Brain Funct 2006; 2:15. [PMID: 16674804 PMCID: PMC1483829 DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-2-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2006] [Accepted: 05/04/2006] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Increased oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction have been identified as common pathophysiological phenomena associated with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and Huntington's disease (HD). As the age-related decline in the production of melatonin may contribute to increased levels of oxidative stress in the elderly, the role of this neuroprotective agent is attracting increasing attention. Melatonin has multiple actions as a regulator of antioxidant and prooxidant enzymes, radical scavenger and antagonist of mitochondrial radical formation. The ability of melatonin and its kynuramine metabolites to interact directly with the electron transport chain by increasing the electron flow and reducing electron leakage are unique features by which melatonin is able to increase the survival of neurons under enhanced oxidative stress. Moreover, antifibrillogenic actions have been demonstrated in vitro, also in the presence of profibrillogenic apoE4 or apoE3, and in vivo, in a transgenic mouse model. Amyloid-β toxicity is antagonized by melatonin and one of its kynuramine metabolites. Cytoskeletal disorganization and protein hyperphosphorylation, as induced in several cell-line models, have been attenuated by melatonin, effects comprising stress kinase downregulation and extending to neurotrophin expression. Various experimental models of AD, PD and HD indicate the usefulness of melatonin in antagonizing disease progression and/or mitigating some of the symptoms. Melatonin secretion has been found to be altered in AD and PD. Attempts to compensate for age- and disease-dependent melatonin deficiency have shown that administration of this compound can improve sleep efficiency in AD and PD and, to some extent, cognitive function in AD patients. Exogenous melatonin has also been reported to alleviate behavioral symptoms such as sundowning. Taken together, these findings suggest that melatonin, its analogues and kynuric metabolites may have potential value in prevention and treatment of AD and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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- V Srinivasan
- Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kampus Kesihatan, 16150, Kubang kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Comprehensive Center for Sleep Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1176 – 5Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1121, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Goettingen, Berliner Str. 28, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany
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- Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Goettingen, Berliner Str. 28, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany
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Hauptmann S, Keil U, Scherping I, Bonert A, Eckert A, Müller WE. Mitochondrial dysfunction in sporadic and genetic Alzheimer's disease. Exp Gerontol 2006; 41:668-73. [PMID: 16677790 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2006.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2005] [Revised: 03/15/2006] [Accepted: 03/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests an important role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of many common age-related neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is the most common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by dementia, memory loss, neuronal apoptosis and eventually death of the affected individuals. AD is characterized by two pathologic hallmark lesions that consist of extracellular plaques of amyloid-beta peptides and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated microtubular protein tau. Even though the idea that amyloid beta peptide accumulation is the primary event in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease has become the leading hypothesis, the causal link between aberrant amyloid precursor protein and tau alterations in this type of dementia remains controversial.
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- Susanne Hauptmann
- Department of Pharmacology Biocentrs, University of Frankfurt, 60439 Frankfurt, Germany.
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Chen YR, Huang HB, Chyan CL, Shiao MS, Lin TH, Chen YC. The Effect of Aβ Conformation on the Metal Affinity and Aggregation Mechanism Studied by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 139:733-40. [PMID: 16672274 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvj083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The conformational change and associated aggregation of beta amyloid (Abeta) with or without metals is the main cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In order to further understand the effects of Abeta and its associated metals on the aggregation mechanism, the influence of Abeta conformation on the metal affinity and aggregation was investigated using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The Abeta conformation is dependent on pH and trifluoroethanol (TFE). The binding of metals to Abeta was found to be dependent on the Abeta conformation. The aggregation induced by Abeta itself or its associated metals is completely diminished for Abeta in 40% TFE. Only in 5% and 25% TFE can Abeta undergo an alpha-helix to beta-sheet aggregation, which involve a three-state mechanism for the metal-free state, and a two-state transition for the metal-bound state, respectively. The aggregation-inducing activity of metals is in the order, Cu2+ > Fe3+ > or = Al3+ > Zn2+.
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- Y R Chen
- Institute of Medical Science, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Manczak M, Anekonda TS, Henson E, Park BS, Quinn J, Reddy PH. Mitochondria are a direct site of A beta accumulation in Alzheimer's disease neurons: implications for free radical generation and oxidative damage in disease progression. Hum Mol Genet 2006; 15:1437-49. [PMID: 16551656 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 826] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex, neurodegenerative disease characterized by the impairment of cognitive function in elderly individuals. In a recent global gene expression study of APP transgenic mice, we found elevated expression of mitochondrial genes, which we hypothesize represents a compensatory response because of mitochondrial oxidative damage caused by the over-expression of mutant APP and/or amyloid beta (Abeta). We investigated this hypothesis in a series of experiments examining what forms of APP and Abeta localize to the mitochondria, and whether the presence of these species is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage. Using immunoblotting, digitonin fractionation, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy techniques, we found a relationship between mutant APP derivatives and mitochondria in brain slices from Tg2576 mice and in mouse neuroblastoma cells expressing mutant human APP. Further, to determine the functional relationship between mutant APP/Abeta and oxidative damage, we quantified Abeta levels, hydrogen peroxide production, cytochrome oxidase activity and carbonyl proteins in Tg2576 mice and age-matched wild-type (WT) littermates. Hydrogen peroxide levels were found to be significantly increased in Tg2576 mice when compared with age-matched WT littermates and directly correlated with levels of soluble Abeta in Tg2576 mice, suggesting that soluble Abeta may be responsible for the production of hydrogen peroxide in AD progression in Tg2576 mice. Cytochrome c oxidase activity was found to be decreased in Tg2576 mice when compared with age-matched WT littermates, suggesting that mutant APP and soluble Abeta impair mitochondrial metabolism in AD development and progression. An increase in hydrogen peroxide and a decrease in cytochrome oxidase activity were found in young Tg2576 mice, prior to the appearance of Abeta plaques. These findings suggest that early mitochondrially targeted therapeutic interventions may be effective in delaying AD progression in elderly individuals and in treating AD patients.
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- Maria Manczak
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 505 NW 185th Aveue, Beaverton, 97006, USA
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Schuessel K, Frey C, Jourdan C, Keil U, Weber CC, Müller-Spahn F, Müller WE, Eckert A. Aging sensitizes toward ROS formation and lipid peroxidation in PS1M146L transgenic mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2006; 40:850-62. [PMID: 16520237 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2005] [Revised: 09/13/2005] [Accepted: 10/10/2005] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mutations in the presenilins (PS) account for the majority of familial Alzheimer disease (FAD) cases. To test the hypothesis that oxidative stress can underlie the deleterious effects of presenilin mutations, we analyzed lipid peroxidation products (4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) and malondialdehyde) and antioxidant defenses in brain tissue and levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in splenic lymphocytes from transgenic mice bearing human PS1 with the M146L mutation (PS1M146L) compared to those from mice transgenic for wild-type human PS1 (PS1wt) and nontransgenic littermate control mice. In brain tissue, HNE levels were increased only in aged (19-22 months) PS1M146L transgenic animals compared to PS1wt mice and not in young (3-4 months) or middle-aged mice (13-15 months). Similarly, in splenic lymphocytes expressing the transgenic PS1 proteins, mitochondrial and cytosolic ROS levels were elevated to 142.1 and 120.5% relative to controls only in cells from aged PS1M146L animals. Additionally, brain tissue HNE levels were positively correlated with mitochondrial ROS levels in splenic lymphocytes, indicating that oxidative stress can be detected in different tissues of PS1 transgenic mice. Antioxidant defenses (activities of antioxidant enzymes Cu/Zn-SOD, GPx, or GR) or susceptibility to in vitro oxidative stimulation was unaltered. In summary, these results demonstrate that the PS1M146L mutation increases mitochondrial ROS formation and oxidative damage in aged mice. Hence, oxidative stress caused by the combined effects of aging and PS1 mutations may be causative for triggering neurodegenerative events in FAD patients.
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- Katrin Schuessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Biocentre, University of Frankfurt, Germany.
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Alarcón JM, Brito JA, Hermosilla T, Atwater I, Mears D, Rojas E. Ion channel formation by Alzheimer's disease amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta40) in unilamellar liposomes is determined by anionic phospholipids. Peptides 2006; 27:95-104. [PMID: 16139931 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2005] [Revised: 07/14/2005] [Accepted: 07/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Incorporation of Alzheimer's disease amyloid beta-proteins (AbetaPs) across natural and artificial bilayer membranes leads to the formation of cation-selective channels. To study the peptide-membrane interactions involved in channel formation, we used cation reporter dyes to measure AbetaP-induced influx of Na+, Ca2+, and K+ into liposomes formed from phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidylcholine (PC). We found that Abeta40, but not Abeta40-1 or Abeta28, caused a dose-dependent increase in the concentration of each cation in the lumen of liposomes formed from the acidic phospholipids PS and PI. The Abeta40-induced changes in cation concentration, which we attribute to ion entry through Abeta40 channels, were not observed when using liposomes formed from the neutral phospholipid PC. Using mixtures of phospholipids, the magnitude of the AbetaP40-induced ion entry increased with the acidic phospholipid content of the liposomes, with entry being observed with as little as 5% PS or PI. Thus, while negatively charged phospholipids are required for formation of cation-permeable channels by Abeta40, a small amount is sufficient to support the process. These results have implications for the mechanisms of AbetaP cytotoxicity, suggesting that even a small amount of externalized negative charge could render cells susceptible to the deleterious effects of unregulated ion influx through AbetaP channels.
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- Juan Marcos Alarcón
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Independencia 1027, Santiago, Chile
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Reddy PH, Beal MF. Are mitochondria critical in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 49:618-32. [PMID: 16269322 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2005.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2004] [Revised: 03/11/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2005] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review summarizes recent findings that suggest a causal connection between mitochondrial abnormalities and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Genetic causes of AD are known only for a small proportion of familial AD patients, but for a majority of sporadic AD patients, genetic causal factors are still unknown. Currently, there are no early detectable biomarkers for sporadic AD, and there is a lack of understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. Findings from recent genetic studies of AD pathogenesis suggest that mitochondrial defects may play an important role in sporadic AD progression, and that mitochondrial abnormalities and oxidative damage may play a significant role in the progression of familial AD. Findings from biochemical studies, in vitro studies, gene expression studies, and animal model studies of AD are reviewed, and the possible contribution of mitochondrial mutations to late-onset sporadic AD is discussed.
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- P Hemachandra Reddy
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 505 NW 185th Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA.
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Smigrodzki RM, Khan SM. Mitochondrial microheteroplasmy and a theory of aging and age-related disease. Rejuvenation Res 2005; 8:172-98. [PMID: 16144471 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2005.8.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We implicate a recently described form of mitochondrial mutation, mitochondrial microheteroplasmy, as a candidate for the principal component of aging. Microheteroplasmy is the presence of hundreds of independent mutations in one organism, with each mutation usually found in 1-2% of all mitochondrial genomes. Despite the low abundance of single mutations, the vast majority of mitochondrial genomes in all adults are mutated. This mutational burden includes inherited mutations, de novo germline mutations, as well as somatic mutations acquired either during early embryonic development or later in adult life. We postulate that microheteroplasmy is sufficient to explain the pathomechanism of several age-associated diseases, especially in conditions with known mitochondrial involvement, such as diabetes (DM), cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's disease (PD), and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer. The genetic properties of microheteroplasmy reconcile the results of disease models (cybrids, hypermutable PolG variants and mitochondrial toxins), with the relatively low levels of maternal inheritance in the aforementioned diseases, and provide an explanation of their delayed, progressive course.
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Huang HM, Chen HL, Xu H, Gibson GE. Modification of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ stores by select oxidants produces changes reminiscent of those in cells from patients with Alzheimer disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2005; 39:979-89. [PMID: 16198225 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2005] [Revised: 04/19/2005] [Accepted: 05/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abnormalities in calcium homeostasis and oxidative processes occur in fibroblasts from patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and in fibroblasts and neurons from transgenic mice bearing a presenilin-1 (PS-1) mutation. Bombesin-releasable endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ stores (BRCS) are exaggerated in all of these cells. Our previous studies show that H2O2 exaggerates BRCS. The goal of the present study was to determine whether select reactive species exaggerate BRCS in cultured human fibroblasts and to determine if the ability of fibroblasts to handle these specific oxidant species is altered in cells from AD patients. Two fluorescent indicators were used to distinguish different reactive oxygen species (ROS): 6-carboxy-2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate, di(acetoxymethyl ester) (c-DCF) and 4-amino-5-methylamino-2',7'-difluorofluorescein diacetate (DAF-FM). ROS were produced by a variety of oxidants, including tert-butyl-hydroxyperoxide (t-BHP), hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase, S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine, 3-morpholinosydnonimine, and sodium nitroprusside. Different oxidants selectively induced various ROS in distinct patterns. These oxidants also induced selective modification in [Ca2+]i and/or BRCS. Of the several oxidants tested, t-BHP was most specific for exaggerating BRCS without affecting basal [Ca2+]i and inducing only c-DCF-detectable ROS. On the other hand, the results show that NO that reacted with DAF-FM was not responsible for alterations in BRCS. Furthermore, the c-DCF-detectable ROS production induced by t-BHP was higher in fibroblasts from AD patients bearing a PS-1 mutation (n = 7) than in those from aged controls (n = 8). The higher production of c-DCF-detectable ROS may underlie the exaggeration of BRCS in fibroblasts from AD patients. Thus, these results are consistent with the hypothesis that abnormalities in selective cellular ROS cause AD-related changes in intracellular calcium regulation.
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- Hsueh-Meei Huang
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University at Burke Medical Research Institute, 785 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605, USA.
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Binder DR, Dunn WH, Swerdlow RH. Molecular characterization of mtDNA depleted and repleted NT2 cell lines. Mitochondrion 2005; 5:255-65. [PMID: 16050988 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2005.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2005] [Revised: 04/25/2005] [Accepted: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Transmitochondrial cytoplasmic hybrids (cybrids) enable functional assessment of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-encoded proteins. Cybrid production often utilizes cell lines depleted of endogenous mtDNA (rho0 cells), and a number of suitable rho0 cell lines exist for this purpose. We now provide molecular data characterizing an NT2 human teratocarcinoma rho0 cell line, as well as NT2 cybrid derivatives. NT2 rho0 cells contained no detectable mtDNA on a sensitive PCR assay. Eight weeks after exogenous mtDNA transfer cybrids showed no evidence of endogenous mtDNA reversion, and heteroplasmic ratios of a single nucleotide substitution roughly reflected that of the blood samples used to repopulate their mtDNA.
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- Daniel R Binder
- Department of Neurology, University of Virginia Health System, 1 Hospital Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Marcum JL, Mathenia JK, Chan R, Guttmann RP. Oxidation of thiol-proteases in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 334:342-8. [PMID: 16018967 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.06.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2005] [Accepted: 06/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease brain has been shown to be highly oxidized compared to age-matched controls. One of the most sensitive targets of oxidation is anionic sulfur which can be found within the active site of members of the cysteine-protease family. Thus, while members of the cysteine-protease family such as the calpains and caspases have been found to be in an active conformation in vulnerable brain regions in AD it is possible that their proteolytic activity is hampered due to the robust oxidative stress found at these locations. To address this issue, the amount of caseinolytic activity present in the hippocampus from post-mortem brain samples of AD and age-matched controls was determined. No difference in caseinolytic activity in the absence of exogenous reducing agent was observed between AD and control. However, after addition of the thiol-specific reducing agent, dithiothreitol (DTT), the amount of caseinolytic activity was significantly increased in AD compared to the DTT-mediated increase in control. This suggests that the cysteine proteases are more oxidized in AD brain and that latent proteolytic activity in AD brain can be released by antioxidants. Further testing revealed that the calcium-dependent caseinolytic activity was significantly lower in AD brain compared to controls. This is despite the fact that the major calcium-dependent thiol protease, calpain, is threefold more activated in AD brain based on autolytic activation measured by Western blotting. This calcium-dependent protease difference between AD and control brains was negated by addition of DTT. These data suggest that cysteine protease activity in AD brain is inactivated by oxidants, which is evident by the ability of thiol-specific reducing agents such as DTT to rescue and recover activity.
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- Jennifer L Marcum
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Kang D, Hamasaki N. Mitochondrial DNA in somatic cells: A promising target of routine clinical tests. Clin Biochem 2005; 38:685-95. [PMID: 15946663 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2005] [Revised: 04/07/2005] [Accepted: 04/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Alterations of mitochondrial DNA have long been considered only from a point of view of rare genetic disorders causing neuromyopathy. Recently, alterations of mitochondrial DNA have been found in so-called common diseases such as heart failure, diabetes, and cancer; some of these alterations are inherited, and some are generated and/or accumulated in somatic cells with age. Mitochondrial DNA is more vulnerable to alteration than is nuclear DNA. For example, mitochondria produce a large amount of reactive oxygen species as an inevitable byproduct of oxidative phosphorylation. Therefore, mitochondrial DNA is under much stronger oxidative stress than is nuclear DNA. In spite of the importance, it is much less elucidated in the mitochondrial genome than in the nuclear genome how the genome is maintained. In this review, we focus on maintenance of mitochondrial DNA in somatic cells and its clinical importance.
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- Dongchon Kang
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Takuma K, Yan SS, Stern DM, Yamada K. Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, and Apoptosis in Alzheimer’s Disease. J Pharmacol Sci 2005; 97:312-6. [PMID: 15750290 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.cpj04006x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder of late life characterized by insidious, chronic, and progressive memory impairment in association with the accumulation of senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and massive loss of neurons. Apoptosis is believed to be an important contributor to progression and pathology of neurodegeneration in AD. There is considerable evidence that amyloid beta-peptide, a major component of senile plaques, has the capacity to activate intracellular apoptosis pathways leading to neuronal cell death. AD-related mutations in genes coding presenilins are also shown to cause neuronal apoptosis, by directly and indirectly regulating apoptotic signaling cascades. Recent evidence suggests that two intrinsic pathways, mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress, are central in the execution of apoptosis in AD. This review summarizes recent progress of research in this field focused on the molecular mechanisms involved in neuronal apoptosis mediated by organelle dysfunction.
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- Kazuhiro Takuma
- Laboratory of Neuropsychopharmacology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa.
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