Abstract
The present study shows that cultured fibroblasts from sporadic AD patients present: a) reduced (-30%) cytosolic protein kinase C (PKC) activity; b) increased K(D) of phorbol ester binding (+94%) in cytosolic fractions; c) reduced (-30%) soluble protein kinase Cα immunoreactivity; d) lower (-27.5%) basal soluble APP secretion and e) reduced soluble APP secretion in response to low phorbol ester concentrations (over threefold difference using 9 nM phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate-PdBu). Since the PKC-stimulated secretion of APP leads to the cleavage of the precursor within the amyloidogenic β-A4 fragment, the reduced PKC activity in AD patients may lead to accumulation of potentially amyloidogenic or toxic APP fragments. A defect in the secretion of soluble amyloid β-protein precursor is indeed suggested by literature data on familial AD fibroblasts as well as by the reported results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 332-337 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
Volume | 777 |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)