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T1 - Morphology and distribution of plaque and related deposits in the brains of Alzheimer's disease and control cases
T2 - an immunohistochemical study using amyloid β-protein antibody
AU - Ikeda, S
AU - Allsop, D
AU - Glenner, G G
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - A monoclonal antibody (4D12/2/6) to a synthetic peptide consisting of residues 8-17 of the amyloid beta-protein of Alzheimer's disease was used in an immunohistochemical study to investigate the localization of beta-protein immunoreactivity in neuritic plaques in the brains of 20 cases with Alzheimer's disease and a similar number of nonAlzheimer controls. The morphology and distribution of immunoreactive plaque-like lesions and the sensitivity of immunostaining were assessed both with and without formic acid pretreatment of the sections, and these results were compared with those obtained using conventional Congo red and silver impregnation staining methods. Congo red and immunostaining without formic acid pretreatment mainly stained the core deposits of amyloid in compact plaques, whereas the silver stain could also detect numerous diffuse plaques. Immunostaining with formic acid pretreatment was the most sensitive technique, and this revealed many additional immunoreactive lesions which were impossible or difficult to detect with the other staining methods. These additional lesions included variable sized areas of faint granular staining with little evidence of amyloid deposition or degenerating neurites that are presumed to be very early stages in plaque development. Far fewer immunoreactive lesions were observed in the nonAlzheimer controls. It is concluded that an abundant presence of anti-beta-protein immunoreactive plaque lesions throughout the cortex and subcortical gray matter structures is typical of Alzheimer's disease even when only moderate numbers of plaques can be detected by Congo red or silver stain. This immunostaining procedure with a specific monoclonal antibody for beta-protein may be very useful for the postmortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
AB - A monoclonal antibody (4D12/2/6) to a synthetic peptide consisting of residues 8-17 of the amyloid beta-protein of Alzheimer's disease was used in an immunohistochemical study to investigate the localization of beta-protein immunoreactivity in neuritic plaques in the brains of 20 cases with Alzheimer's disease and a similar number of nonAlzheimer controls. The morphology and distribution of immunoreactive plaque-like lesions and the sensitivity of immunostaining were assessed both with and without formic acid pretreatment of the sections, and these results were compared with those obtained using conventional Congo red and silver impregnation staining methods. Congo red and immunostaining without formic acid pretreatment mainly stained the core deposits of amyloid in compact plaques, whereas the silver stain could also detect numerous diffuse plaques. Immunostaining with formic acid pretreatment was the most sensitive technique, and this revealed many additional immunoreactive lesions which were impossible or difficult to detect with the other staining methods. These additional lesions included variable sized areas of faint granular staining with little evidence of amyloid deposition or degenerating neurites that are presumed to be very early stages in plaque development. Far fewer immunoreactive lesions were observed in the nonAlzheimer controls. It is concluded that an abundant presence of anti-beta-protein immunoreactive plaque lesions throughout the cortex and subcortical gray matter structures is typical of Alzheimer's disease even when only moderate numbers of plaques can be detected by Congo red or silver stain. This immunostaining procedure with a specific monoclonal antibody for beta-protein may be very useful for the postmortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Alzheimer Disease
KW - Amyloid
KW - Amyloid beta-Peptides
KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal
KW - Brain
KW - Brain Chemistry
KW - Congo Red
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Silver
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 2642985
VL - 60
SP - 113
EP - 122
JO - Laboratory Investigation
JF - Laboratory Investigation
SN - 0023-6837
IS - 1
ER -