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Published on: October 30, 2018
Collagen VI protects neurons against Abeta toxicity
Jason S Cheng1, Dena B Dubal, Daniel H Kim
1Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.
Abstract:
Amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides, widely presumed to cause Alzheimer's disease, increased mouse neuronal expression of collagen VI through a mechanism involving transforming growth factor signaling. Reduction of collagen VI augmented Abeta neurotoxicity, whereas treatment of neurons with soluble collagen VI blocked the association of Abeta oligomers with neurons, enhanced Abeta aggregation and prevented neurotoxicity. These results identify collagen VI as an important component of the neuronal injury response and demonstrate its neuroprotective potential.
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