| Literature DB >> 24414340 |
Can Zhang1, Xuemei Ge, Kenghoe Lok, Lu Zhao, Ming Yin, Ze-Jian Wang.
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by deposition of beta-amyloid peptides (Aβ) and progressive loss of neurons. Neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs) can proliferate and produce immature neurons even in the brain of AD patients. However, Aβ42 significantly decreased the expression of RhoC in NSPCs during the co-incubation (P < 0.01). Treating with RhoC siRNA prevented membrane from protrusion and led to a significant reduction in cell migration in responses to SDF-1. Compared with wild-type mice, the numbers of RhoC-immunoreactive cells in hippocampus and cortex were significantly down-regulated in APP/PS1 mice aged 9 months. The results suggest that Aβ42 down-regulates the expression of RhoC in NSPCs in vitro and in vivo; down-regulated RhoC expression results in decreased migration of NSPCs.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24414340 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-014-0026-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Neurobiol ISSN: 0272-4340 Impact factor: 5.046