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Scrapie in mice deficient in apolipoprotein E or glial fibrillary acidic protein. 1996

J Tatzelt, and N Maeda, and M Pekny, and S L Yang, and C Betsholtz, and C Eliasson, and J Cayetano, and A P Camerino, and S J DeArmond, and S B Prusiner
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0518, USA.

In the prion diseases, extensive reactive gliosis is often found to be out of proportion to the degree of apparent neuronal damage. To evaluate the role of astrocytic gliosis in experimental scrapie of the mouse, we inoculated mice deficient in apolipoprotein E (apoE) or the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) with mouse prions. The expression of both apoE and GFAP in astrocytes increases as part of the reactive gliosis that accompanies scrapie. Null mice deficient in either apoE or GFAP inoculated with prions exhibited incubation times indistinguishable from untargeted control mice. The level of PrPSc and its regional deposition in the brains of ill mice deficient in either protein were also similar to control mice. Our findings demonstrate that neither apoE nor GFAP participates in the pathogenesis of the disease or in the production of PrPSc.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005904 Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein An intermediate filament protein found only in glial cells or cells of glial origin. MW 51,000. Glial Intermediate Filament Protein,Astroprotein,GFA-Protein,Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein,GFA Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001057 Apolipoproteins E A class of protein components which can be found in several lipoproteins including HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS; VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS; and CHYLOMICRONS. Synthesized in most organs, Apo E is important in the global transport of lipids and cholesterol throughout the body. Apo E is also a ligand for LDL receptors (RECEPTORS, LDL) that mediates the binding, internalization, and catabolism of lipoprotein particles in cells. There are several allelic isoforms (such as E2, E3, and E4). Deficiency or defects in Apo E are causes of HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE III. Apo-E,Apo E,Apo E Isoproteins,ApoE,Apolipoprotein E Isoproteins,Apoprotein (E),Apoproteins E,Isoproteins, Apo E,Isoproteins, Apolipoprotein E
D012608 Scrapie A fatal disease of the nervous system in sheep and goats, characterized by pruritus, debility, and locomotor incoordination. It is caused by proteinaceous infectious particles called PRIONS. Rida
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus

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