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Effects of Alzheimer's Disease-Related Proteins on the Chirality of Brain Endothelial Cells.
Zhang, Haokang; Fan, Jie; Zhao, Zhen; Wang, Chunyu; Wan, Leo Q.
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  • Zhang H; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 USA.
  • Fan J; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 USA.
  • Zhao Z; Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 USA.
  • Wang C; Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, The Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA.
  • Wan LQ; Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 USA.
Cell Mol Bioeng ; 14(3): 231-240, 2021 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34109002
INTRODUCTION: Cell chirality is an intrinsic cellular property that determines the directionality of cellular polarization along the left-right axis. We recently show that endothelial cell chirality can influence intercellular junction formation and alter trans-endothelial permeability, depending on the uniformity of the chirality of adjacent cells, which suggests a potential role for cell chirality in neurodegenerative diseases with blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunctions, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we determined the effects of AD-related proteins amyloid-ß (Aß), tau, and apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) on the chiral bias of the endothelial cell component in BBB. METHODS: We first examined the chiral bias and effects of protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated chiral alterations of human brain microvascular endothelial cells (hBMECs) using the ring micropattern chirality assay. We then investigated the effects of Aß, tau, and ApoE4 on hBMEC chirality using chirality assay and biased organelle positions. RESULTS: The hBMECs have a strong clockwise chiral bias, which can be reversed by protein kinase C (PKC) activation. Treatment with tau significantly disrupted the chiral bias of hBMECs with altered cellular polarization. In contrast, neither ApoE4 nor Aß-42 caused significant changes in cell chirality. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that tau might cause BBB dysfunction by disrupting cell polarization and chiral morphogenesis, while the effects of ApoE4 and Aß-42 on BBB integrity might be chirality-independent. The potential involvement of chiral morphogenesis in tau-mediated BBB dysfunction in AD provides a novel perspective in vascular dysfunction in tauopathies such as AD, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, progressive supranuclear palsy, and frontotemporal dementia. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12195-021-00669-w.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cell Mol Bioeng Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cell Mol Bioeng Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos