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Amyloid b-peptide (1-42) (human)
Biological Activity:
Human form of the predominant amyloid β-peptide
found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Downregulates bcl-2
and increases the levels of bax. Neurotoxic.
Glenner and Wong (1984)
Alzheimer's disease: initial report of the purification and characterization of
a novel cerebrovascular amyloid protein. Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm. 120 885.
Paradiset al (1996) Amyloid beta peptide of Alzheimer's disease
downregulates bcl-2 and upregulates bax expression in human neurons.
J.Neurosci. 16 7533. Van Nostrandet al (1996)
Amyloid β-protein
induces the cerebrovascular cellular pathology of Alzheimer's disease and
related disorders. Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 777 297.