Inhibition of PC12 cell redox activity is a specific,early indicator of the mechanism of beta-amyloid-mediated celldeath.
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- 15 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 91 (4), 1470-1474
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.91.4.1470
Abstract
An in vitro tissue culture cell model system for investigating the biochemical mechanisms involved in the neurodegenerative actions of beta-amyloid has been established. Using rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells, it was found that an early, specific response of cells to the beta-amyloid protein or the beta-amyloid fragment 25-35 was a potent inhibition of cellular redox activity, as measured by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction. This inhibitory response was rapid and occurred at nanomolar concentrations of peptide, concentrations at which no equivalent decreases in cell proliferation or cell survival were observed. The inhibition of PC12 cell MTT reduction was initially reversible upon removal of the peptide; if sustained for several days, however, by repeated peptide application, it became associated with a dramatic reduction in cell survival. Inhibition of MTT reduction may, therefore, be an early indicator of the mechanism of beta-amyloid-mediated cell death.Keywords
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