期刊
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY
卷 150, 期 2-3, 页码 216-224出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.09.002
关键词
brain barrier; copper transporter CTR1; neurodegenerative disease; North Ronaldsay sheep
资金
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Trust
Age-related regulatory failure of the brain barrier towards the influx of redox metals such as copper and iron may be associated with the pathological changes that characterize dementias such as Alzheimer's diseases (ADs) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The integrity of the brain barrier to regulate copper in the brain is maintained by the complex interplay of membrane-located transporters, of which copper transporter 1 (CTR1) exerts a defining role. North Ronaldsay (NR) sheep are a primitive breed that have adapted to a copper-deficient environment by an enhanced uptake of the metal, resulting in copper overload in the liver and brain. This study reports that CTR1 is overexpressed in both the blood brain barrier (BBB) and the blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCB) of adult NR sheep when compared with a domesticated breed. The excess copper is stored ultimately in astrocytes as non-injurious copper metallothionein (MT). NR sheep have apparently retained an immature regulatory setting for CTR1 in the BBB, promoting facilitated copper uptake into the brain. This putative failure of maturation of CTR1 allows insight into the regulatory control of brain copper homeostasis, whereby the BBB and BCB act in concert to sequester excess copper and protect neurons from injury. The elevated copper content of the ageing human brain may derive from a dysregulation of CTR1 at the brain barrier, with a return to the default (immature) setting and implications for neurodegenerative disease. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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