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Aβ Oligomers Induce Neuronal Oxidative Stress through an N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor-dependent Mechanism That Is Blocked by the Alzheimer Drug Memantine

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De Felice, Fernanda G., Velasco, Pauline T., Lambert, Mary P., Viola, Kirsten, Fernandez, Sara J., Ferreira, Sergio T., Klein, William L.·2007·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Oxidative stress is a major aspect of Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology. We have investigated the relationship between oxidative stress and neuronal binding of Abeta oligomers (also known as ADDLs). ADDLs are known to accumulate in brain tissue of AD patients and are considered centrally related to pathogenesis. Using hippocampal neuronal cultures, we found that ADDLs stimulated excessive formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) through a mechanism requiring N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) activation. ADDL binding to neurons was reduced and ROS formation was completely blocked by an antibody to the extracellular domain of the NR1 subunit of NMDA-Rs. In harmony with a steric inhibition of ADDL binding by NR1 antibodies, ADDLs that were bound to detergent-extracted synaptosomal membranes co-immunoprecipitated with NMDA-R subunits. The NR1 antibody did not affect ROS formation induced by NMDA, showing that NMDA-Rs themselves remained functional. Memantine, an open channel NMDA-R antagonist prescribed as a memory-preserving drug for AD patients, completely protected against ADDL-induced ROS formation, as did other NMDA-R antagonists. Memantine and the anti-NR1 antibody also attenuated a rapid ADDL-induced increase in intraneuronal calcium, which was essential for stimulated ROS formation. These results show that ADDLs bind to or in close proximity to NMDA-Rs, triggering neuronal damage through NMDA-R-dependent calcium flux. This response provides a pathologically specific mechanism for the therapeutic action of memantine, indicates a role for ROS dysregulation in ADDL-induced cognitive impairment, and supports the unifying hypothesis that ADDLs play a central role in AD pathogenesis.

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Authors
De Felice, F. G., Velasco, P. T., Lambert, M. P., Viola, K., Fernandez, S. J., Ferreira, S. T., & Klein, W. L.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Corresponding author
Klein, William L.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-04
Volume
282
Issue
15
Pages
11590-11601
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2053665966
Cited by
882
References
61
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FWCI
35.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • National Institutes of Health (AG11385)
  • National Institute on Aging (R01 AG11385, R01AG022547, R01-AG22547, R01AG011385, R01-AG18877, R01AG018877)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
amyloid-beta oligomers, Alzheimer's disease, oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, NMDA receptor, NR1 subunit, memantine, NMDA receptor antagonists, hippocampal neurons, synaptosomal membranes, neuroprotection
MeSH terms
Animals, Antibodies, Calcium, Cell Differentiation, Hippocampus, Memantine, Neurons, Protein Binding, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, Mice

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