Decrease in adenylate cyclase activity antecedes neurofibrillary tangle formation. 1997

T G Ohm, and M Schmitt, and J Bohl, and B Lemmer
Institut für Anatomie, Charité, Berlin, Germany.

In previous studies, the formation of cAMP was seen to be significantly reduced in various brain regions in Alzheimer patients. Recently, a staging system was introduced in which Alzheimer-related. histopathological changes were classified according to the pattern of alterations rather than their density. In this study, we examined the degree of correlation between these stages and the postmortem activity of the CAMP-generating enzyme adenylate cyclase. Our findings suggest that forskolin-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity is significantly decreased before major neurofibrillary changes develop. Early impairment of postreceptor signalling could have potentially important consequences for drug treatment and/or for the development of neurofibrillary changes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011180 Postmortem Changes Physiological changes that occur in bodies after death. Adipocere,Algor Mortis,Cruor,Livor Mortis,Change, Postmortem,Changes, Postmortem,Postmortem Change
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000262 Adenylyl Cyclases Enzymes of the lyase class that catalyze the formation of CYCLIC AMP and pyrophosphate from ATP. Adenyl Cyclase,Adenylate Cyclase,3',5'-cyclic AMP Synthetase,Adenylyl Cyclase,3',5' cyclic AMP Synthetase,AMP Synthetase, 3',5'-cyclic,Cyclase, Adenyl,Cyclase, Adenylate,Cyclase, Adenylyl,Cyclases, Adenylyl,Synthetase, 3',5'-cyclic AMP
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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