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5). AD and 20 control brains by real-time PCR. In an expanded cohort of 38 AD and 38 control brains tPA, neuroserpin and 2-antiplasmin protein levels were measured by ELISA. The activators and inhibitors were present mainly in neurons and 2-antiplasmin was also associated with A plaques in AD brain tissue. tPA, uPA, PAI-1 and 2-antiplasmin mRNA were all significantly increased in AD compared to controls, as were tPA and 2-antiplasmin protein, whereas neuroserpin mRNA and protein were significantly reduced. 2-macroglobulin mRNA was not significantly altered in AD. The increases in tPA, uPA, PAI-1 and 2-antiplasmin may counteract each other so that plasmin activity is not significantly altered in AD, but increased tPA may also affect synaptic plasticity, excitotoxic neuronal death and apoptosis. and [11,17C19]. This has the potential to be a protective mechanism to limit the accumulation of A. Plasmin cleaves A at multiple sites, is usually capable of…
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