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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Aberrant metal homeostasis may enhance the formation of reactive oxygen species and Abeta oligomerization and may therefore be a contributing factor in Alzheimer's disease. This study investigated the effect of chronic high intake of dietary Zn or Cu on brain metal levels and the accumulation and solubility of Abeta in vivo, using a transgenic mouse model that over expresses the C-terminal containing Abeta fragment of human amyloid precursor protein but does not develop amyloid deposits. Exposure to chronic high Zn or Cu in the drinking water resulted in only slight elevations of the respective metals in the brain. Total Abeta levels were unchanged although soluble Abeta levels were slightly decreased, without visible plaque formation, enhanced gliosis, antioxidant upregulation or neuronal loss. This study indicates that brain metal levels are only marginally altered by long term oral exposure to extremely high Cu or Zn levels, and that this does not induce Abeta-amyloid formation in human Abeta expressing, amyloid-free mice, although this is sufficient to modulate Abeta solubility in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1573-6830
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
757-67
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Copper, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Diet, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Drinking, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Environmental Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Feeding Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Stress, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:19381799-Zinc
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic exposure to high levels of zinc or copper has little effect on brain metal homeostasis or Abeta accumulation in transgenic APP-C100 mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't