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Deficient glutamate tranport is associated with neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
Abstract
The mechanisms of synapse damage in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are not fully understood. Deficient functioning of glutamate transporters might be involved in synaptic pathology and neurodegeneration by failing to clear excess glutamate at the synaptic cleft. In AD, glutamate transporter activity as assessed by D-[3H]aspartate binding is decreased; however, it is not clear to what extent it is associated with the neurodegenerative process and cognitive alterations. For this purpose, levels of D- and L-[3H]aspartate binding in midfrontal cortex were correlated with synaptophysin levels, brain spectrin degradation product levels, and clinical and neuropathological indicators of AD. Compared to control brains, AD brains displayed a 34% decrease in levels of D-[3H]aspartate binding, a 30% decrease in L-[3H]aspartate binding, and a 48% loss of synaptophysin immunoreactivity. Increased levels of brain spectrin degradation products correlated with a decrease in levels of D-[3H] and L-[3H]aspartate binding, and decreased levels of synaptophysin immunoreactivity. Levels of L-[3H]aspartate binding correlated with levels of synaptophysin immunoreactivity. These results suggest that decreased glutamate transporter activity in AD is associated with increased excitotoxicity and neurodegeneration, supporting the possibility that abnormal functioning of this system might be involved in the pathogenesis of synaptic damage in AD.
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- Authors
- Masliah, E., Hansen, L., Alford, M., Deteresa, R., & Mallory, M.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Corresponding author
- Masliah, E.
- Venue
- Annals of Neurology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1996-11
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 759-766
- ISSN
- 0364-5134 (ISSN-L)
- 1531-8249
- OpenAlex
- W2050523782
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- FWCI
- 6.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Neurology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (AG10689, AG05131, R01AG010689, P50AG005131)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, glutamate transporters, excitotoxicity, neurodegeneration, synapse damage, synaptophysin, synaptic pathology
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aspartic Acid, Autopsy, Biological Transport, Brain, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Nerve Degeneration, Organ Specificity, Reference Values, Regression Analysis, Spectrin, Biomarkers, Synaptophysin, Neurofibrillary Tangles, ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, Amino Acid Transport System X-AG
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