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The Journal of Neuroscience, November 1, 2002, 22(21):9298-9304
Increased Extracellular Amyloid Deposition and
Neurodegeneration in Human Amyloid Precursor Protein Transgenic
Mice Deficient in Receptor-Associated Protein
Emily
Van Uden1,
Margaret
Mallory1,
Isaac
Veinbergs1,
Michael
Alford1,
Edward
Rockenstein1, and
Eliezer
Masliah1, 2
Departments of 1 Neurosciences and
2 Pathology, University of California, San Diego, School of
Medicine, La Jolla, California 92093-0624
The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is an
abundant neuronal cell surface receptor that regulates amyloid -protein (A ) trafficking into the cell. Specifically, LRP binds secreted A complexes and mediates its degradation. Previously, we
have shown in vitro that the uptake of A mediated by
LRP is protective and that blocking this receptor significantly
enhances neurotoxicity. To further characterize the effects of LRP and other lipoprotein receptors on A deposition, an in
vivo model of decreased LRP expression, receptor-associated
protein (RAP)-deficient (RAP / ) mice was crossed with human amyloid
protein precursor transgenic (hAPP tg) mice, and plaque formation and
neurodegeneration were analyzed. We found that, although the age of
onset for plaque formation was the same in hAPP tg and hAPP tg/RAP /
mice, the amount of amyloid deposited doubled in the hAPP tg/RAP /
background. Moreover, these mice displayed increased neuronal damage
and astrogliosis. Together, these results further support the
contention that LRP and other lipoprotein receptors might be
neuroprotective against A toxicity and that this receptor might play
an integral role in A clearance.
Key words:
amyloid protein; amyloid precursor protein; apopoliprotein E; low-density lipoprotein receptor; receptor-associated
protein; transgenic mice
Copyright © 2002 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/02/22219298-07$05.00/0
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