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Helicobacter pylori Urease: Potential Contributions to Alzheimer's Disease.
Uberti, Augusto F; Callai-Silva, Natalia; Grahl, Matheus V C; Piovesan, Angela R; Nachtigall, Eduarda G; Furini, Cristiane R G; Carlini, Celia Regina.
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  • Uberti AF; Laboratory of Neurotoxins, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (BRAINS) and Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre CEP 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
  • Callai-Silva N; Laboratory of Neurotoxins, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (BRAINS) and Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre CEP 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
  • Grahl MVC; Laboratory of Neurotoxins, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (BRAINS) and Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre CEP 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
  • Piovesan AR; Center of Biotechnology, Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre CEP 91501-970, RS, Brazil.
  • Nachtigall EG; Laboratory of Cognition and Memory Neurobiology, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (BRAINS) and Graduate Program in Biomedical Gerontology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre CEP 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
  • Furini CRG; Laboratory of Cognition and Memory Neurobiology, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (BRAINS) and Graduate Program in Biomedical Gerontology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre CEP 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
  • Carlini CR; Laboratory of Neurotoxins, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (BRAINS) and Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre CEP 90610-000, RS, Brazil.
Int J Mol Sci ; 23(6)2022 Mar 13.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35328512
Alzheimer's disease (AD) causes dementia and memory loss in the elderly. Deposits of beta-amyloid peptide and hyperphosphorylated tau protein are present in a brain with AD. A filtrate of Helicobacter pylori's culture was previously found to induce hyperphosphorylation of tau in vivo, suggesting that bacterial exotoxins could permeate the blood-brain barrier and directly induce tau's phosphorylation. H. pylori, which infects ~60% of the world population and causes gastritis and gastric cancer, produces a pro-inflammatory urease (HPU). Here, the neurotoxic potential of HPU was investigated in cultured cells and in rats. SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells exposed to HPU (50-300 nM) produced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and had an increased [Ca2+]i. HPU-treated BV-2 microglial cells produced ROS, cytokines IL-1ß and TNF-α, and showed reduced viability. Rats received daily i.p., HPU (5 µg) for 7 days. Hyperphosphorylation of tau at Ser199, Thr205 and Ser396 sites, with no alterations in total tau or GSK-3ß levels, and overexpression of Iba1, a marker of microglial activation, were seen in hippocampal homogenates. HPU was not detected in the brain homogenates. Behavioral tests were performed to assess cognitive impairments. Our findings support previous data suggesting an association between infection by H. pylori and tauopathies such as AD, possibly mediated by its urease.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Helicobacter pylori / Doença de Alzheimer Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Int J Mol Sci Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Helicobacter pylori / Doença de Alzheimer Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Int J Mol Sci Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça