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Overexpression of Swedish mutant APP in aged astrocytes attenuates excitatory synaptic transmission.
Physiological reports - 1 Jan 2016
Katsurabayashi Shutaro, Kawano Hiroyuki, Ii Miyuki, Nakano Sachiko, Tatsumi Chihiro, Kubota Kaori, Takasaki Kotaro, Mishima Kenichi, Fujiwara Michihiro, Iwasaki Katsunori
Abstract excerpt
Amyloid precursor protein (APP), a type I transmembrane protein, has different aspects, namely, performs essential physiological functions and produces β-amyloid peptide (Aβ). Overexpression of neuronal APP is responsible for synaptic dysfunction. In the central nervous system, astrocytes - a major glial cell type - have an important role in the regulation of synaptic transmission. Although APP is expressed in...
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