期刊
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
卷 25, 期 2, 页码 337-345出版社
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-110104
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; AKT; amyloid-beta; apoptosis; JNK
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [30872722]
Overproduction and accumulation of amyloid-beta (A beta) have been proposed to be an initiating factor of neuron loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD). AKT is a pivotal molecule in regulating neuronal survival, however, it is still not known whether upregulation of AKT can protect the cells from the A beta-induced apoptosis. By using cell viability assay and flow cytometry, we demonstrated in the present study that overexpression of AKT could significantly attenuate the cell apoptosis induced by A beta(1-42), whereas simultaneous inhibition of PI3 K, the immediate upstream stimulator of AKT, abolished the protective effect of AKT in HEK293 cells. Upregulation of AKT restored the A beta-induced alterations of the mitochondria-related Bcl-2 family members (including Bcl-xL, Bcl-w, Bad, and Bax) and suppressed the activation of caspase-3 and JNK. Our data suggest that upregulation of AKT could be a promising therapeutic strategy for arresting A beta toxicity in AD patients.
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