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OBJECTIVES:The presence of beta-amyloid (betaA) deposition, induction of reactive gliosis and dystrophic neurites, is a characteristic feature of neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease. In vitro, betaA-exposed astrocytes become reactive, similar to astrocytes in contact with betaA plaques in vivo. How betaA-exposed reactive astrocytes support neuron process growth, however, is not well defined. Therefore, we used neuron/astrocyte co-cultures in which astrocytes had been grown on betaA, to assess whether process growth was altered. METHODS:Purified rat cortical astrocytes were plated on the betaA peptide's neurotoxic fragment (25-35), the scrambled (35-25) peptide, or poly-D-lysine alone and grown to confluency before mouse cortical neurons were seeded at low density onto the astrocyte monolayer. Cell survival was assessed using trypan blue, lactate dehydrogenase release and propidium iodide. Process growth was analyzed using specific antibodies against MAP2 and the 200 kDa neurofilament subunit (NF-H) to identify dendrites and axons, respectively. RESULTS:betaA-exposed astrocytes changed dramatically from their flat polygonal shape into stellate process-bearing morphology. Viability however, was not affected. Immunocytochemical analysis of neuronal processes using anti-MAP2 and anti-NF-H, demonstrated that betaA (25-35)induced reactive astrocytes had an altered ability to support dendrite and axon growth after 3 days in vitro. Indeed, primary dendrite number and axon length were decreased by 30 and 26%, respectively, compared with control astrocytes, whereas individual primary dendrite length increased by 20%. Astrocyte support of dendritic branching, however, was not affected by betaA. DISCUSSION:We conclude that an astrocyte reaction to betaA may contribute, in part, to neuronal dystrophy associated with betaA plaques.
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Neurol Resjournal_title
Neurological researchauthors
Monnerie H,Esquenazi S,Shashidhara S,Le Roux PDdoi
10.1179/016164105X40020subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-07-01 00:00:00pages
525-32issue
5eissn
0161-6412issn
1743-1328journal_volume
27pub_type
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