TROPHIC EFFECT OF BETA-AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN ON CEREBRAL CORTICAL-NEURONS IN CULTURE
TROPHIC EFFECT OF BETA-AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN ON CEREBRAL CORTICAL-NEURONS IN CULTURE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-291x(05)81412-3
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发表时间:
1991-11-27
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
KIMURA, J
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作者:
ARAKI, W;KITAGUCHI, N;KIMURA, J
We investigated the effect of human β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) on rat primary cerebral cortical neurons cultured in a serum-free medium. Two secretory APP species (APP667 and APP592) with and without the protease inhibitor domain were produced by COS-1 cells transfected with APP cDNAs, which encode the N-terminal portions of APP770 and APP695. Both highly purified APP species, when added to the medium, enhanced neuronal survival and neurite extension in a dose-dependent manner with a maximum effect at approximately 100 nM. These results suggest that secreted forms of APP have trophic activity for cerebral cortical neurons.