Abstract
In Alzheimer's disease, abnormal processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is thought to play an important role in amyloid deposition. We investigated the effect of heparin, a highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan related to heparan sulfate, on the secretion of the β-secretase cleavage product of APP (sAPPβ) in a human neuroblastoma cell line. Heparin induced an increase in the secretion of total APP, and an even greater relative increase in the secretion of sAPPβ. The effect on sAPPβ was specific to heparin. These data support the hypothesis that highly sulfated heparan sulfate proteoglycans may promote amyloidogenic pathways of APP metabolism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 543-548 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neurochemistry International |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 7 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Cell Biology