Alzheimer's peptides A beta 1-40 and A beta 1-28 inhibit the plasma cholesterol esterification rate |
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Authors: | AR Koudinov NV Koudinova TT Berezov |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA. koudinov@mchip00.med.nyu.edu |
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Abstract: | The amyloid fibrils of Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome amyloid deposits are composed mainly of aggregated amyloid beta protein (A beta) which also exists in a soluble form. It has been shown that both Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome share another common feature: the decrease in plasma cholesterol esterification in affected individuals. In the present work the effect of synthetic peptides A beta 1-40 and A beta 1-28 on normal human plasma cholesterol esterification rate was studied. Both peptides at a concentration of 1 ng/ml inhibited plasma cholesterol esterification rate to 40-50 % of control value. Statistical analysis showed no differences in the effect of A beta 1-40 and A beta 1-28 on the inhibition, suggesting the importance of A beta sequence 1-28 for this effect. |
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