INCREASE OF INTRACELLULAR $CA^{2+}$ AND CYTOTOXICITY INDUCED BY NEURO-TOXICANTS IN PC12 CELLS CARRYING MUTANT PRESENILIN-2

  • Shin, Im-Chul (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Hwang, In-Young (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Song, Youn-Sook (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Cheol-Beom (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Oh, Ki-Wan (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Myung-Koo (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Kyu (National Institute of Toxicological Research, KFDA) ;
  • Hong, Jin-Tae (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University)
  • Published : 2002.05.01

Abstract

Many cases of early onset autosomal dominant inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are caused by mutation in the genes encoding presenilin-2 (PS-2) on chromosome 1. It is characterized by amyloid deposition and associated with loss of neuron. However, molecular mechanisms underlying the role of PS-2 mutation in the pathogenic AD are not known.(omitted)

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