Bioinorganic Chemistry of Alzheimer’s Disease

Kepp, Kasper Planeta

doi:10.1021/cr300009x

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“…T he brain of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) has protein aggregates composed of misfolded amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides (1)(2)(3)(4). The Aβ peptides are produced endogenously through enzymatic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein.…”

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“…The Aβ peptides are produced endogenously through enzymatic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein. Aβ monomers can misfold and oligomerize into various intermediates before the formation and elongation of fibrils that exhibit a characteristic cross-β-sheet structure (1)(2)(3)(4). The accumulation of aggregated Aβ species has been a key feature of the amyloid cascade hypothesis, which cites that these aggregates are possible causative agents in AD.…”

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“…The accumulation of aggregated Aβ species has been a key feature of the amyloid cascade hypothesis, which cites that these aggregates are possible causative agents in AD. In addition, transition metals, such as Cu and Zn, whose misregulation leads to aberrant neuronal function, have a suggested link to AD pathology (1,(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). In vitro and in vivo studies have provided evidence for the direct interactions of metal ions with Aβ and their presence within Aβ plaques, indicating the formation of metal-associated Aβ (metal-Aβ) species.…”

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“…In vitro and in vivo studies have provided evidence for the direct interactions of metal ions with Aβ and their presence within Aβ plaques, indicating the formation of metal-associated Aβ (metal-Aβ) species. These metal-Aβ species have been implicated in processes that could lead to neurotoxicity (e.g., metal-induced Aβ aggregation and metal-Aβ-mediated reactive oxygen species generation) (1,(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). The involvement of metal-Aβ species in AD pathogenesis, however, has not been clearly elucidated.…”

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Insights into antiamyloidogenic properties of the green tea extract (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate toward metal-associated amyloid-β species

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DeToma²,

Brender

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Despite the significance of Alzheimer's disease, the link between metal-associated amyloid-β (metal-Aβ) and disease etiology remains unclear. To elucidate this relationship, chemical tools capable of specifically targeting and modulating metal-Aβ species are necessary, along with a fundamental understanding of their mechanism at the molecular level. Herein, we investigated and compared the interactions and reactivities of the green tea extract, (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate [(2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate; EGCG], with metal [Cu(II) and Zn(II)]-Aβ and metal-free Aβ species. We found that EGCG interacted with metal-Aβ species and formed small, unstructured Aβ aggregates more noticeably than in metal-free conditions in vitro. In addition, upon incubation with EGCG, the toxicity presented by metalfree Aβ and metal-Aβ was mitigated in living cells. To understand this reactivity at the molecular level, structural insights were obtained by ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS), 2D NMR spectroscopy, and computational methods. These studies indicated that (i) EGCG was bound to Aβ monomers and dimers, generating more compact peptide conformations than those from EGCGuntreated Aβ species; and (ii) ternary EGCG-metal-Aβ complexes were produced. Thus, we demonstrate the distinct antiamyloidogenic reactivity of EGCG toward metal-Aβ species with a structurebased mechanism.amyloid-β peptide | metal ions | natural products | amyloidogenesis T he brain of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) has protein aggregates composed of misfolded amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides (1-4). The Aβ peptides are produced endogenously through enzymatic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein. Aβ monomers can misfold and oligomerize into various intermediates before the formation and elongation of fibrils that exhibit a characteristic cross-β-sheet structure (1-4). The accumulation of aggregated Aβ species has been a key feature of the amyloid cascade hypothesis, which cites that these aggregates are possible causative agents in AD. In addition, transition metals, such as Cu and Zn, whose misregulation leads to aberrant neuronal function, have a suggested link to AD pathology (1,(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). In vitro and in vivo studies have provided evidence for the direct interactions of metal ions with Aβ and their presence within Aβ plaques, indicating the formation of metal-associated Aβ (metal-Aβ) species. These metal-Aβ species have been implicated in processes that could lead to neurotoxicity (e.g., metal-induced Aβ aggregation and metal-Aβ-mediated reactive oxygen species generation) (1, 3-8). The involvement of metal-Aβ species in AD pathogenesis, however, has not been clearly elucidated. To advance our understanding of the potential neurotoxicity of metal-Aβ species, efforts to develop chemical tools capable of interacting directly with metal-Aβ species and modulating their reactivity in vitro and in biological systems are under way (1,(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)...

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Insights into antiamyloidogenic properties of the green tea extract (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate toward metal-associated amyloid-β species

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Brender

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“…6,7 Several in vitro studies have related the formation of the deposits and the observed toxicity to the interaction of Aβ with these metal cations. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] In this sense, copper has been the most intensively studied [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] because of its abundance in the cerebral medium and its high redox activity. In particular, several studies have focused in the determination of the copper coordination center at different pH values by means of continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance (CW-EPR) and hyperfine sublevel correlation (HYSCORE) spectroscopy.…”

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Modeling Cu2+-Aβ complexes from computational approaches

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Amyloid plaques formation and oxidative stress are two key events in the pathology of the Alzheimer disease (AD), in which metal cations have been shown to play an important role. In particular, the interaction of the redox active Cu2+ metal cation with Aβ has been found to interfere in amyloid aggregation and to lead to reactive oxygen species (ROS). A detailed knowledge of the electronic and molecular structure of Cu2+-Aβ complexes is thus important to get a better understanding of the role of these complexes in the development and progression of the AD disease. The computational treatment of these systems requires a combination of several available computational methodologies, because two fundamental aspects have to be addressed: the metal coordination sphere and the conformation adopted by the peptide upon copper binding. In this paper we review the main computational strategies used to deal with the Cu2+-Aβ coordination and build plausible Cu2+-Aβ models that will afterwards allow determining physicochemical properties of interest, such as their redox potential.

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