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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2016

Immunization with Small Amyloid-β-derived Cyclopeptide Conjugates Diminishes Amyloid-β-Induced Neurodegeneration in Mice.

Cornelis K Mulder, Yun Dong, Humphrey F Brugghe, Hans A M Timmermans, Wichard Tilstra, Janny Westdijk, Elly van Riet, Harry van Steeg, Peter Hoogerhout, Ulrich L M Eisel

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cornelis K MulderUniversity of Groningen, Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Yun DongUniversity of Groningen, Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Humphrey F BruggheInstitute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Hans A M TimmermansInstitute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Wichard TilstraInstitute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Janny WestdijkInstitute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Elly van RietInstitute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Harry van SteegNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Peter HoogerhoutInstitute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Ulrich L M EiselUniversity of Groningen, Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Intravacc (Netherlands) · NLUniversity of Groningen · NLNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSoluble oligomeric (misfolded) species of amyloid-β (Aβ) are the main mediators of toxicity in Alzheimer's disease (AD). These oligomers subsequently form aggregates of insoluble fibrils that precipitate as extracellular and perivascular plaques in the brain. Active immunization against Aβ is a promising disease modifying strategy. However, eliciting an immune response against Aβ in general may interfere with its biological function and was shown to cause unwanted side-effects. Therefore, we have developed a novel experimental vaccine based on conformational neo-epitopes that are exposed in the misfolded oligomeric Aβ, inducing a specific antibody response.

objectiveHere we investigate the protective effects of the experimental vaccine against oligomeric Aβ1-42-induced neuronal fiber loss in vivo.

methodsC57BL/6 mice were immunized or mock-immunized. Antibody responses were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Next, mice received a stereotactic injection of oligomeric Aβ1-42 into the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) on one side of the brain (lesion side), and scrambled Aβ1-42 peptide in the contralateral NBM (control side). The densities of choline acetyltransferase-stained cholinergic fibers origination from the NBM were measured in the parietal neocortex postmortem. The percentage of fiber loss in the lesion side was determined relative to the control side of the brain.

resultsImmunized responders (79%) showed 23% less cholinergic fiber loss (p = 0.01) relative to mock-immunized mice. Moreover, fiber loss in immunized responders correlated negatively with the measured antibody responses (R2 = 0.29, p = 0.02).

conclusionThese results may provide a lead towards a (prophylactic) vaccine to prevent or at least attenuate (early onset) AD symptoms.

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Neurodegenerative DiseasesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBasal Nucleus of MeynertCholine O-AcetyltransferaseDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunizationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPeptide FragmentsPeptides, CyclicAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-42)Choline O-AcetyltransferasePeptide FragmentsPeptides, CyclicAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid-β protein (1–42)cholinergic fiberscyclopeptidesimmunizationmicenucleus basalis of Meynertstereotactic injection

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