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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
In a comprehensive proteomics study aiming at the identification of proteins associated with amyloid-beta (Abeta)-mediated toxicity in cultured cortical neurons, we have identified Thimet oligopeptidase (THOP1). Functional modulation of THOP1 levels in primary cortical neurons demonstrated that its overexpression was neuroprotective against Abeta toxicity, while RNAi knockdown made neurons more vulnerable to amyloid peptide. In the TgCRND8 transgenic mouse model of amyloid plaque deposition, an age-dependent increase of THOP1 expression was found in brain tissue, where it co-localized with Abeta plaques. In accordance with these findings, THOP1 expression was significantly increased in human AD brain tissue as compared to non-demented controls. These results provide compelling evidence for a neuroprotective role of THOP1 against toxic effects of Abeta in the early stages of AD pathology, and suggest that the observed increase in THOP1 expression might be part of a compensatory defense mechanism of the brain against an increased Abeta load.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1095-953X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Amyloid beta-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Metalloendopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Plaque, Amyloid, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:18571100-Transfection
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased expression of the oligopeptidase THOP1 is a neuroprotective response to Abeta toxicity.
pubmed:affiliation
Siena Biotech SpA, Discovery Research, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't