Impaired Proteasome Function in Alzheimer's Disease
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Inhibition of proteasome activity is sufficient to induce neuron degeneration and death; however, altered proteasome activity in a neurodegenerative disorder has not been demonstrated. In the present study, we analyzed proteasome activity in short-postmortem-interval autopsied brains from 16 Alzheimer's disease (AD) and nine age- and sex-matched controls. A significant decrease in proteasome activity was observed in the hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus (48%), superior and middle temporal gyri (38%), and inferior parietal lobule (28%) of AD patients compared with controls. In contrast, no significant decrease in proteasome activity was observed in either the occipital lobe or the cerebellum. The loss of proteasome activity was not associated with a decrease in proteasome expression, suggesting that the proteasome may become inhibited in AD by a posttranslational modification. Together, these data indicate a possible role for proteasome inhibition in the neurodegeneration associated with AD.
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Proteasome activity appears to be reduced in Alzheimer disease.
“In fact, proteasome activity seems to be decreased in AD50–52,.”
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Proteostasis dysfunction contributes to neuronal damage and death through mechanisms including ER stress and accumulation of oxidatively damaged proteins.
“This dysfunction contributes to neuronal damage and death by several mechanisms, including ER stress and the accumulation of oxidatively damaged proteins, which in the normal brain are usually degraded by the UPS and autophagy to keep their levels low8,50,53,55.”
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- Authors
- Keller, J. N., Hanni, K. B., & Markesbery, W. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- ORCID
- Keller, Jeffrey N.
- Venue
- Journal of Neurochemistry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2000-07
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 436-439
- ISSN
- 0022-3042 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-4159
- OpenAlex
- W1986413832
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 15.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Neurochemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (P50AG005144, 5 P50 AG05144, P01AG005119, 1-PO1-AG05119)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, proteasome activity, proteasome inhibition, neurodegeneration, postmortem brain, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, temporal lobe, post-translational modification
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Cysteine Endopeptidases, Female, Hippocampus, Humans, Male, Multienzyme Complexes, Parietal Lobe, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Temporal Lobe, Parahippocampal Gyrus, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
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