In vitro growth of Alzheimer's disease beta-amyloid plaques displays first-order kinetics
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In vitro growth of Alzheimer's disease beta-amyloid plaques displays first-order kinetics
Abstract
A salient pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the presence of amyloid plaques in the brains of affected patients. The plaques are predominantly composed of human beta-amyloid peptide (A beta). Although the aggregation of synthetic A beta has been extensively studied, the mechanism of AD plaque growth is poorly understood. In order to address this question, we used an in vitro model of plaque growth to determine if assembly or aggregation of A beta is required for deposition. Labeled A beta at physiological concentrations readily deposited onto both neuritic and diffuse plaques and cerebrovascular amyloid in unfixed AD brain tissue, whereas essentially no deposition was detected in tissue without performed amyloid. Using this in vitro model of plaque growth, the kinetics of A beta deposition onto plaques was examined in two independent but complementary systems. Intact sections of unfixed AD brain cortex (analyzed by autoradiographic densitometry) allowed definitive morphological analysis of the site of deposition, while homogenates of the same tissue (analyzed by radioisotope counting) allowed precise quantitation of deposition over a wide range of conditions. Essentially identical results were obtained for both systems. Growth of preexisting tissue plaques by deposition of A beta was found to follow first-order dependence on A beta concentration and exhibited a pH optimum of 7. In sharp contrast, A beta aggregation in the absence of template follows higher order kinetics and shows a pH optimum of 5. On the basis of criteria of kinetic order, pH dependence, and structure-activity relationships, we conclude that aggregation of A beta (template-independent initial nidus formation) and deposition of A beta (template-dependent subsequent plaque growth) are fundamentally distinct biochemical processes. The process of plaque growth and maturation by A beta deposition may be an important target for therapeutic intervention to block the progression of AD.
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