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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Barua, Neil U.a | Miners, J. Scottb | Bienemann, Alison S.a | Wyatt, Marcella J.a | Welser, Katharinac | Tabor, Alethea B.c | Hailes, Helen C.c | Love, Sethb; * | Gill, Steven S.a
Affiliations: [a] Functional Neurosurgery Research Group, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK | [b] Dementia Research Group, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK | [c] Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Prof. Seth Love, Dementia Research Group, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, BS16 1LE, UK. Tel.: +44 117 340 3070; Fax: +44 117 340 6665; E-mail: seth.love@bristol.ac.uk.
Abstract: Enzymatic degradation contributes to the control of intracerebral amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide levels. Previous studies have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of viral vector-mediated neprilysin (NEP) gene therapy in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, clinical translation of NEP gene therapy is limited by ethical and practical considerations. In this study we have assessed the potential of convection-enhanced delivery (CED) as a means of elevating intracerebral NEP level and activity and degrading endogenous Aβ. We analyzed the interstitial and perivascular distribution of NEP following CED into rat striatum. We measured NEP protein level, clearance, activity, and toxicity by ELISA for NEP and synaptophysin, NEP-specific activity assay, and immunohistochemistry for NEP, NeuN, glial fibrillary acidic protein and Iba1. We subsequently performed CED of NEP in normal aged rats and measured endogenous Aβ by ELISA. CED resulted in widespread distribution of NEP, and a 20-fold elevation of NEP protein level with preservation of enzyme activity and without evidence of toxicity. CED in normal, aged rats resulted in a significant reduction in endogenous Aβ40 (p = 0.04), despite rapid NEP clearance from the brain (half-life ~3 h). CED of NEP has therapeutic potential as a dynamically controllable Aβ40-degrading therapeutic strategy for AD. Further studies are required to determine the longer term effects on Aβ (including Aβ42) and on cognitive function.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-β, convection-enhanced delivery, neprilysin, therapy
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-120658
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 43-56, 2012
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