Inhibitory effect of curcumin on the Al(III)-induced Aβ₄₂ aggregation and neurotoxicity in vitro

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The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) involves a key event which changes the morphology of amyloid-β 42 (Aβ)₄₂ peptide from its soluble monomeric form into the fibrillated aggregates in the brain. Aluminum ion, Al(III), is known to act as a pathological chaperone of the Aβ₄₂ in this process; curcumin, a natural phenolic compound, is considered capable of binding Al(III) and Aβ₄₂; nevertheless, little is known about the combined action of curcumin and Al(III) on the Aβ₄₂ fibrillation and neurotoxicity. Here, combinations of circular dichroism spectroscopy, thioflavin T fluorescence, atomic force microscopy, Bradford and MTT assays, it is demonstrated that although Al(III) can promote the Aβ₄₂ fibrillation dose-dependently, leading to the high neurotoxicity to PC12 cells, curcumin can inhibit the events. Besides, we found that curcumin is able not only to inhibit the formation of Al(III)-induced Aβ₄₂ fibrillation, but also to form the Al(III)-curcumin complexes which in turn can remold the preformed, mature, ordered Aβ₄₂ fibrils into the low toxic amorphous aggregates. These findings suggest that curcumin could block the binding of Al(III) with Aβ₄₂ and form the Al(III)-curcumin complexes, so as to inhibit the Al(III)-induced Aβ₄₂ fibrillation and neurotoxicity. The Al(III)-curcumin complexes are worth potentially developing as a therapy agent against the neurodegenerative disorders in the future.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1822

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Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1822(2012), 8 vom: 06. Aug., Seite 1207-15

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiang, Teng [VerfasserIn]
Zhi, Xiu-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yue-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Luan-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2390-54-7
Aluminum
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Amyloid beta-protein (1-42)
Benzothiazoles
CPD4NFA903
Curcumin
IT942ZTH98
Journal Article
Peptide Fragments
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thiazoles
Thioflavin T

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Date Completed 18.01.2013

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.04.015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM217561470