Picomolar Amyloid-β Positively Modulates Synaptic Plasticity and Memory in Hippocampus
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- 31 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by Society for Neuroscience in Journal of Neuroscience
- Vol. 28 (53) , 14537-14545
- https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.2692-08.2008
Abstract
Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are produced in high amounts during Alzheimer9s disease, causing synaptic and memory dysfunction. However, they are also released in lower amounts in normal brains throughout life during synaptic activity. Here we show that low picomolar concentrations of a preparation containing both Aβ42 monomers and oligomers cause a marked increase of hippocampal long-term potentiation, whereas high nanomolar concentrations lead to the well established reduction of potentiation. Picomolar levels of Aβ42 also produce a pronounced enhancement of both reference and contextual fear memory. The mechanism of action of picomolar Aβ42 on both synaptic plasticity and memory involves α7-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These findings strongly support a model for Aβ effects in which low concentrations play a novel positive, modulatory role on neurotransmission and memory, whereas high concentrations play the well known detrimental effect culminating in dementia.Keywords
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