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Astrocytes associated with beta-amyloid (A beta) accumulate in senile plaqu
es of Alzheimer's disease (AD). To investigate the biological effects of A
beta/astrocyte interaction, we examined chemokine production by the human a
strocytoma cell line U373MG stimulated with A beta peptides. Northern blot
analysis and specific immunoassays demonstrate that A beta [1-42] and A bet
a [25-35] induce mRNA expression and release of monocyte chemotactic protei
n (MCP)-1 but not of gamma-interferon inducible protein (IP)-10 by U373MG c
ells. The observation that A beta induces astrocyte production of the poten
t microglia chemoattractant MCP-1 contributes to understanding mechanism of
damage exerted by A beta in AD senile plaques. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science I
reland Ltd. All rights reserved.