β-Amyloid Peptides Are Cytotoxic to Astrocytes in Culture: A Role for Oxidative Stress

β-Amyloid is cytotoxic to neurons in culture by increasing hydrogen peroxide and altering calcium homeostasis. We have evaluated the cytotoxicty of β-amyloid peptides (βA25–35 and βA1–40) and generation of hydrogen peroxide on cortical cultured astrocytes. Twenty-four hours after a single addition o...

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Main Authors: Begoña Brera, Alba Serrano, Maria L. de Ceballos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-08-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996100903139