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Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input
Alterations in prefrontal cortex (PFC) function and abnormalities in its interactions with other brain areas (i.e., the hippocampus) have been related to Alzheimer Disease (AD). Considering that these malfunctions correlate with the increase in the brain's amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide production,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5239987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28127312 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7386809 |
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author | Flores-Martínez, Ernesto Peña-Ortega, Fernando |
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description | Alterations in prefrontal cortex (PFC) function and abnormalities in its interactions with other brain areas (i.e., the hippocampus) have been related to Alzheimer Disease (AD). Considering that these malfunctions correlate with the increase in the brain's amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide production, here we looked for a causal relationship between these pathognomonic signs of AD. Thus, we tested whether or not Aβ affects the activity of the PFC network and the activation of this cortex by hippocampal input stimulation in vitro. We found that Aβ application to brain slices inhibits PFC spontaneous network activity as well as PFC activation, both at the population and at the single-cell level, when the hippocampal input is stimulated. Our data suggest that Aβ can contribute to AD by disrupting PFC activity and its long-range interactions throughout the brain. |
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spelling | pubmed-52399872017-01-26 Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input Flores-Martínez, Ernesto Peña-Ortega, Fernando Int J Pept Research Article Alterations in prefrontal cortex (PFC) function and abnormalities in its interactions with other brain areas (i.e., the hippocampus) have been related to Alzheimer Disease (AD). Considering that these malfunctions correlate with the increase in the brain's amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide production, here we looked for a causal relationship between these pathognomonic signs of AD. Thus, we tested whether or not Aβ affects the activity of the PFC network and the activation of this cortex by hippocampal input stimulation in vitro. We found that Aβ application to brain slices inhibits PFC spontaneous network activity as well as PFC activation, both at the population and at the single-cell level, when the hippocampal input is stimulated. Our data suggest that Aβ can contribute to AD by disrupting PFC activity and its long-range interactions throughout the brain. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017 2017-01-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5239987/ /pubmed/28127312 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7386809 Text en Copyright © 2017 E. Flores-Martínez and F. Peña-Ortega. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Flores-Martínez, Ernesto Peña-Ortega, Fernando Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input |
title | Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input |
title_full | Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input |
title_fullStr | Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input |
title_full_unstemmed | Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input |
title_short | Amyloid β Peptide-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Its Response to Hippocampal Input |
title_sort | amyloid β peptide-induced changes in prefrontal cortex activity and its response to hippocampal input |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5239987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28127312 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7386809 |
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