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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Velez-Pardo, Carlosa; * | Arroyave, Sergio Tobona | Lopera, Franciscob | Castaño, Alexandra Duqueb | Del Rio, Marlene Jimeneza
Affiliations: [a] School of Medicine, University of Antioquia (UdeA), Medellin, Colombia | [b] Service of Neurology and Neurosciences Program, University Hospital San Vicente de Paul, Calle 62 # 52-72, P.O. Box 1226 Medellin, Colombia
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: C. Velez-Pardo, School of Medicine, University of Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 62 # 52-72, P.O. Box 1226 Medellin, Colombia. Fax: +574 263 35 09; E-mail: [email protected].
Note: [1] This work was financially supported by “Comite para el Desarrollo de la Investigacion -CODI- UdeA” (grant #9835; #1996 to CVP).
Abstract: Recently, it has been demonstrated that there is no obvious correlation between DNA fragmentation (according to Terminal dUTP Nick-End Labeling technique) and the severity of amyloid-beta (Aβ) deposition and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation in patients bearing mutations in presenilin 1[E280A]. Indeed, it was observed in 10 out of 48 brain sections TUNEL-positive labeling, while none showed classical apoptotic morphology. Based on these findings, we were interested to determine whether cortical cells from temporal and hippocampus post mortem brain sections die either by an apoptotic or necrotic process in FAD-brain sections labeled TUNEL positive compared with normal brain subjects labeled TUNEL-negative using electron microscopy (EM). We found that FAD-brain sections labeled TUNEL positive display the typical morphological characteristics of cell death by necrosis i.e. the nuclear chromatin form flocculent aggregates with poorly defined edges and electron lucent (it does not appears black on EM); the chromatin aggregates are irregularly scattered through the nucleus; mitochondria are swoolen with flocculent matrix densities. No apoptotic bodies were observed in any of the brain areas studied. These results may indicate that necrosis is the most generalized cell death process occurring in terminal PS1E280A brains and the DNA fragmentation of nuclei labeled by TUNEL technique may reflect DNA vulnerability. Thus, cell death by necrosis and the accompanying histopathological observations such as severe deposition of amyloid plaques and NFTs, severe gliosis, cortical depopulation, influx of lymphocytes indicative of a chronic inflammation may have an important impact on future therapeutic strategies in the treatment of PS1E280A patients.
Keywords: Alzheimer disease, electron microscopy, necrosis, presenilin 1, PS1[E280A] mutation
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2001-3408
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 409-415, 2001
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