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ArticleACS chemical neuroscience2018

Physiological Aβ Concentrations Produce a More Biomimetic Representation of the Alzheimer's Disease Phenotype in iPSC Derived Human Neurons.

Bonnie J Berry, Alec S T Smith, Christopher J Long, Candace C Martin, James J Hickman

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Article in ACS chemical neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Bonnie J BerryNanoScience Technology Center , University of Central Florida , 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 400 , Orlando , Florida 32826 United States.
Alec S T SmithNanoScience Technology Center , University of Central Florida , 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 400 , Orlando , Florida 32826 United States.
Christopher J LongNanoScience Technology Center , University of Central Florida , 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 400 , Orlando , Florida 32826 United States.
Candace C MartinNanoScience Technology Center , University of Central Florida , 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 400 , Orlando , Florida 32826 United States.
James J HickmanNanoScience Technology Center , University of Central Florida , 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 400 , Orlando , Florida 32826 United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1621-3006

Funding

An In Vitro Model of Stem Cell Innervation of MyotubesR01NS050452 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA · PI HICKMAN, JAMES J · 2005 to 2020
$6.4M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by slow, progressive neurodegeneration leading to severe neurological impairment, but current drug development efforts are limited by the lack of robust, human-based disease models. Amyloid-β (Aβ) is known to play an integral role in AD progression as it has been shown to interfere with neurological function. However, studies into AD pathology commonly apply Aβ to neurons for short durations at nonphysiological concentrations to induce an exaggerated dysfunctional phenotype. Such methods are unlikely to elucidate early stage disease dysfunction, when treatment is still possible, since damage to neurons by these high concentrations is extensive. In this study, we investigated chronic, pathologically relevant Aβ oligomer concentrations to induce an electrophysiological phenotype that is more representative of early AD progression compared to an acute high-dose application in human cortical neurons. The high, acute oligomer dose resulted in severe neuronal toxicity as well as upregulation of tau and phosphorylated tau. Chronic, low-dose treatment produced significant functional impairment without increased cell death or accumulation of tau protein. This in vitro phenotype more closely mirrors the status of early stage neural decline in AD pathology and could provide a valuable tool to further understanding of early stage AD pathophysiology and for screening potential therapeutic compounds.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesCell SurvivalHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMembrane PotentialsNeuronsPatch-Clamp Techniquestau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesMAPT protein, humantau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseAβ oligomerschronicelectrophysiologyhuman

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PMID29746089
PMCPMC6051921

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