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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
Recent studies from our laboratories and others suggest that calorie restriction (CR) may benefit Alzheimer's disease (AD) by preventing amyloid-beta (Abeta) neuropathology in the mouse models of AD. Moreover, we found that promotion of the NAD+-dependent SIRT1 mediated deacetylase activity, a key regulator in CR extension of life span, may be a mechanism by which CR influences AD-type neuropathology. In this study we continued to explore the role of CR in AD-type brain amyloidosis in Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). Monkeys were maintained on the normal and CR diets throughout the entire lifespan until they died of natural causes. We found that 30% CR resulted in reduced contents of Abeta1-40 and Abeta1-42 peptides in the temporal cortex of Squirrel monkeys, relative to control (CON) fed monkeys. The decreased contents of cortical Abeta peptide inversely correlated with SIRT1 protein concentrations in the same brain region; no detectable change in total full-length amyloid-beta protein precursor (AbetaPP) level was found. Most interestingly, we found that 30% CR resulted in a select elevation of alpha- but not beta- or gamma- secretase activity which coincided with decreased ROCK1 protein content in the same brain region, relative to CON group. Collectively, the study suggests that investigation of the role of CR in non-human primates may provide a valuable approach for further clarifying the role of CR in AD.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid beta-Peptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intracellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ROCK1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Rock1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/SIRT1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sirtuin 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sirtuins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rho-Associated Kinases
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1387-2877
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
417-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Calorie restriction attenuates Alzheimer's disease type brain amyloidosis in Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural