| Literature DB >> 2357585 |
H G Bernstein1, H Kirschke, B Wiederanders, D Schmidt, A Rinne.
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The lysosomal thiol proteinase, cathepsin B, has been localized in different regions of aged human brain by use of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique. Cathepsin B-immunoreactive material was detected in multiple neurons of human hippocampus, neocortical area A 10, prefrontal gyrus and nuc. basalis of Meynert as well as in single white matter astrocytes. In brains of Alzheimer disease-affected subjects cathepsin B was revealed in neuritic plaques too. Possible functional consequences with regard to normal aging, neuropeptide metabolism and pathological changes are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2357585 DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(90)90157-u
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res Bull ISSN: 0361-9230 Impact factor: 4.077