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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the significance of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated neuron death in aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD), the 3-nitrotyrosine concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was investigated in neurologically normal controls and patients with AD. The 3-nitrotyrosine concentration and the 3-nitrotyrosine/tyrosine ratio significantly increased with advancing age, whereas the tyrosine concentration was unaltered. In patients with AD, the 3-nitrotyrosine concentration and the 3-nitrotyrosine/tyrosine ratio increased significantly (>six-fold) compared with controls of similar age, and increased significantly with decreasing cognitive functions, whereas the tyrosine concentration did not change. These findings suggest that an activation of tyrosine nitration, increase in nitrated tyrosine-containing proteins, and/or its degradation may be involved in brain aging and play an important role in the pathogenesis of AD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
269
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
52-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Alterations of 3-nitrotyrosine concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid during aging and in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't