Abstract
The acute effects of β-amyloid (25-35) and (1-40) on high voltage activated calcium channels were compared in CA1 pyramidal cells of adult mouse hippocampal slices using the whole-cell patch-clamp recording. Bath application of oligomeric β-amyloid (25-35) reversibly increased the barium current (IBa) to 1.61 (normalized amplitude), while oligomeric β-amyloid (1-40) reversibly enhanced the IBa to 1.74. Reverse-sequence β-amyloid [(35-25) and (40-1)] had no effect. The effect of β-amyloid (25-35) was blocked by nifedipine, a selective antagonist of L-type calcium channels. In contrast, the effect of β-amyloid (1-40) was not blocked by nifedipine and IBa was enhanced to 4.96. It is concluded that these oligomeric peptides may act through different types of calcium channels and/or receptors. The toxicity of Aβ(25-35) implicates a potentiation of L-type calcium channels while the one of Aβ(1-40) is related to an increase of non-L-type calcium channels, which may involve an increase in transmitter release.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1317-1321 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 296 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alzheimer
- Calcium channels
- Hippocampus
- β-Amyloid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology