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Abstract

The amyloid β protein is deposited in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease but its pathogenic role is unknown. In culture, the amyloid β protein was neurotrophic to undifferentiated hippocampal neurons at low concentrations and neurotoxic to mature neurons at higher concentrations. In differentiated neurons, amyloid β protein caused dendritic and axonal retraction followed by neuronal death. A portion of the amyloid β protein (amino acids 25 to 35) mediated both the trophic and toxic effects and was homologous to the tachykinin neuropeptide family. The effects of the amyloid β protein were mimicked by tachykinin antagonists and completely reversed by specific tachykinin agonists. Thus, the amyloid β protein could function as a neurotrophic factor for differentiating neurons, but at high concentrations in mature neurons, as in Alzheimer's disease, could cause neuronal degeneration.

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Yankner, B. A., Duffy, L. K., & Kirschner, D. A. (1990). Neurotrophic and Neurotoxic Effects of Amyloid β Protein: Reversal by Tachykinin Neuropeptides. Science, 250(4978), 279–282.

Authors 3
  1. Bruce A. Yankner (first)
  2. Lawrence K. Duffy (additional)
  3. Daniel A. Kirschner (additional)
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@article{Yankner_1990, title={Neurotrophic and Neurotoxic Effects of Amyloid β Protein: Reversal by Tachykinin Neuropeptides}, volume={250}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.2218531}, DOI={10.1126/science.2218531}, number={4978}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Yankner, Bruce A. and Duffy, Lawrence K. and Kirschner, Daniel A.}, year={1990}, month=oct, pages={279–282} }